TN Ready Carbon Cycle

Check all the ways that carbon dioxide is ADDED to the atmosphere.

• Respiration

• Combustion

• Photosynthesis

• Diffusion

• Decomposition

Check all the ways that carbon dioxide is REMOVED from the atmosphere.

• Respiration

• Combustion

• Photosynthesis

• Diffusion

• Decomposition

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What are the two main reservoirs for carbon dioxide?

• Ocean, fossil fuels

• Ocean, atmosphere

• Atmosphere, fossil fuels

• Calcium Carbonate, ocean

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

________________________ is part of the air, rocks, soil, and all living things.

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Water

• Silver

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

When humans EXHALE, we release ____________________.

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Water

• Carbon Dioxide

Carbon moves from fossil fuels to the atmosphere when fuels are burned.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Which of the following removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

• Combustion

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Death

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

If the plant population decreased, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere would ____________________.

• Increase

• Decrease

• Stay the same

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the _______________________ as carbon dioxide.

• Water

• Atmosphere

• Sun

• Ground

How do humans affect the carbon cycle?

• Inhaling oxygen

• Wearing sunscreen

• Using pencils to write

• Exhaling carbon dioxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5