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Page 1: Carbon Cycle Turning Point Game. 1. Where can you find carbon? 30 A.Only in the atmosphere B.In water molecules C.Inside the sun D.In every living thing

Carbon Cycle Turning Point Game

Page 2: Carbon Cycle Turning Point Game. 1. Where can you find carbon? 30 A.Only in the atmosphere B.In water molecules C.Inside the sun D.In every living thing

1. Where can you find carbon?

Only

in th

e at

...

In w

ater

mol

ec...

Insi

de th

e su

n

In e

very

livi

n...

25% 25%25%25%

30

A. Only in the atmosphere

B. In water molecules

C. Inside the sun

D. In every living thing

Page 3: Carbon Cycle Turning Point Game. 1. Where can you find carbon? 30 A.Only in the atmosphere B.In water molecules C.Inside the sun D.In every living thing

2. How is the carbon cycle similar to the water cycle?

Both

invo

lve

liquid

s fa

...

Nei

ther

pro

cess

work

...

Both

invo

lve

the

trans

...

Both

tran

sfer

subst

a...

25% 25%25%25%

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A. Both involve liquids falling to the earth

B. Neither process works at low temperatures

C. Both involve the transfer of the substances between animals, plants and the earth

D. Both transfer substances between earth and outerspace

Page 4: Carbon Cycle Turning Point Game. 1. Where can you find carbon? 30 A.Only in the atmosphere B.In water molecules C.Inside the sun D.In every living thing

3. How do animals add CO2 to the atmosphere?

Thro

ugh b

reat

h...

Thro

ugh e

vapor..

.

Thro

ugh c

ellu

l...

Thro

ugh tr

ansp

...

25% 25%25%25%

30

A. Through breathing

B. Through evaporation

C. Through cellular respiration

D. Through transpiration

Page 5: Carbon Cycle Turning Point Game. 1. Where can you find carbon? 30 A.Only in the atmosphere B.In water molecules C.Inside the sun D.In every living thing

4. What organisms in the ocean absorb the most CO2?

Alg

ae a

nd mar

i...

Oce

an m

amm

als

Fis

h

cora

l

25% 25%25%25%

30

A. Algae and marine plants

B. Ocean mammals

C. Fish

D. coral

Page 6: Carbon Cycle Turning Point Game. 1. Where can you find carbon? 30 A.Only in the atmosphere B.In water molecules C.Inside the sun D.In every living thing

5. What is a carbon sink?

Som

ethin

g that

...

Som

ethin

g that

...

Som

ethin

g that

...

Som

ethin

g that

...

25% 25%25%25%

30

A. Something that adds carbon to the atmosphere

B. Something that removes carbon from the atmosphere

C. Something that adds carbon to the crust

D. Something that removes carbon in the crust

Page 7: Carbon Cycle Turning Point Game. 1. Where can you find carbon? 30 A.Only in the atmosphere B.In water molecules C.Inside the sun D.In every living thing

6. What major historical event led to the imbalance in the carbon

cycle?

The

Civil

War

Am

eric

an R

evol..

.

Fre

nch R

evolu

t...

Indu

stria

l Rev

...

25% 25%25%25%

30

A. The Civil War

B. American Revolution

C. French Revolution

D. Industrial Revolution

Page 8: Carbon Cycle Turning Point Game. 1. Where can you find carbon? 30 A.Only in the atmosphere B.In water molecules C.Inside the sun D.In every living thing

7. Using less fossil fuels will help restore the equilibrium of the carbon cycle. What does

equilibrium mean?

Oxy

gen

Bal

ance

Res

ource

s

sin

ks

25% 25%25%25%

30

A. Oxygen

B. Balance

C. Resources

D. sinks

Page 9: Carbon Cycle Turning Point Game. 1. Where can you find carbon? 30 A.Only in the atmosphere B.In water molecules C.Inside the sun D.In every living thing

8. How does carbon become locked inside the earth?

Tre

e ro

ots

rel..

.

Hum

ans

use m

ac...

Rock

s bec

ome

r...

Car

bon bod

ies

...

25% 25%25%25%

30

A. Tree roots release carbon as they grow

B. Humans use machines to pump it in the ground

C. Rocks become richer in carbon as time goes on

D. Carbon bodies of plants and animals decay into the earth after they die

Page 10: Carbon Cycle Turning Point Game. 1. Where can you find carbon? 30 A.Only in the atmosphere B.In water molecules C.Inside the sun D.In every living thing

9. How do carbon emissions lead to global warming?

By

trappi

ng th

...

By

causi

ng vol..

.

By

catc

hing fi

...

By

incr

easi

ng ..

.

25% 25%25%25%

30

A. By trapping the sun’s heat in the atmosphere

B. By causing volcanic eruptions

C. By catching fire to the atmosphere

D. By increasing the amount of carbon in the earth’s crust

Page 11: Carbon Cycle Turning Point Game. 1. Where can you find carbon? 30 A.Only in the atmosphere B.In water molecules C.Inside the sun D.In every living thing

10. Which one of the following statements is factual about carbon?

Hum

ans

use w

ay...

Car

bon is

the

...

Ther

e is

no re

...

Burn

ing ra

info

...

25% 25%25%25%

30

A. Humans use way too much carbon-based fuel

B. Carbon is the 4th most abundant element in the universe

C. There is no relationship between carbon emissions and climate change

D. Burning rainforests helps restore order to the carbon cycle