Carbon Cycle Gizmo

Carbon can move back and worth between the atmosphere and oceans by ______.

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular Respiration

• Decomposition

• Dissolving

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

How is it possible for carbon to get into the soil?

• Decomposers break down carbon from dead organisms, dead plant matter and waste.

• It is not possible for carbon to get into the soil

• Plants that don't use all the CO2 for photosynthesis puts the excess CO2 into the soil

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Based on this image, how much carbon is REMOVED from the Atmosphere by Land Plants?

• 2 GtC

• 9 GtC

• 60 GtC

• 63 GtC

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Based on this image, how much carbon is ADDED to the atmosphere by fossil fuels and soil each year?

• 11 GtC

• 65 GtC

• 69 GtC

• 72 GtC

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Based on the image, what will happen to the amount of carbon in the atmosphere every year?

• The atmosphere will increase by 4GtC each year

• The atmosphere will decrease by 4GtC each year

• The atmosphere's amount of carbon will neither increase or decrease, but remain the same each year.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What are HEALTHY ways that we could adjust the following model to avoid adding carbon to the atmosphere?

• Add more land plants, increasing the amount of photosynthesis that occurs.

• Increase the amount of CO2 absorption into the Oceans leading to the oceans becoming acidic.

• Decrease the amount of fossil fuel being burnt by humans.

• Increase the amount of farming allowing the soil to have more microbes and decomposers.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Carbon moves from the atmosphere as a gas (CO2) into the plant becoming a sugar (glucose) molecule in the process of

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular Respiration

• Decomposition

• Consumption/Eating

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

How does carbon get returned to the atmosphere by animals, plants, decomposers and microbes?

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular Respiration

• Decomposition

• Combustion

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Based on the image what will happen to the amount of carbon in the SOIL each year??

• The soil will increase by 3GtC each year

• The soil will decrease by 4GtC each year

• The soil carbon will neither increase or decrease, but remain the same each year

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How does carbon cycle in our phenomenon? Choose two of the best answers

• Dead Decaying Matter --> Worms, Fungus Bacteria --> Cellular Respiration --> Atmosphere

• Worms, Fungus, & Bacteria --> Sunlight --> Soil --> Atmosphere

• Atmosphere --> Plant --> Oxygen in Air--> Worms, Fungus & Bacteria --> Carbon Dioxide in Air

• It cannot and is not cycling in the container

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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