Carbon Cycle Review

Carbon exist in many forms on Earth.

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

What is happening in step
1?

• Animals are decomposing and realizing carbon into the soil.
• Animals are releasing energy into the environment and storing carbon.
• Animals are turning carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into organic molecules.
• Animals are breaking down organic molecules and releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

What number represents combustion in this diagram?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What number would represent photosynthesis in this
diagram?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

NGSS.HS-LS1-5

Carbon is stored in many areas in the carbon cycle.  Select the one location carbon is NOT stored.

• fossil fuels
• water
• atmosphere 
• sunlight

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

How is combustion similar to cellular respiration?

• It can occur only in living things.
• It removes energy from the environment.
• It increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the environment.
• It needs glucose and oxygen to occur.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

Animals decomposing into the ground increases the amount of carbon in the soil.

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-LS2-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

Photosynthesis takes carbon out of ....?

• soil
• water and atmosphere
• decaying animals
• fossil fuels

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Deforestation can hurt the carbon cycle

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

How does the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affect climate?

• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase
• As carbon dioxide concentration increase, temperatures decrease.
• Carbon dioxide concentrations have no affect on climate
• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures become more random.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4