What happens to the carbon stored in plants and animals when they die?

Understanding the Carbon Cycle and Climate Change

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Science, Biology, Geography
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6th - 10th Grade
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Hard

Mia Campbell
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6 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It remains in the soil permanently.
It is released back into the atmosphere.
It turns into fossil fuels immediately.
It disappears completely.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Over millions of years, what can some of the carbon stored in ancient trees and sea life become?
Atmospheric gases
New plant life
Water vapor
Fossil fuels and rocks
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which natural event can release carbon trapped in rocks?
Earthquakes
Volcanic eruptions
Hurricanes
Tsunamis
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How much more carbon do humans release compared to all the volcanoes on Earth each year?
100 times more
60 times more
10 times more
20 times more
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is planting more trees not enough to achieve net zero carbon emissions?
Trees cannot absorb all the excess carbon.
Trees are not effective in urban areas.
Trees take too long to grow.
Trees release carbon at night.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the only sure way to stop global warming according to the video?
Stop releasing excess carbon into the air
Use more fossil fuels
Plant more trees
Increase volcanic activity
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