carbon cycle turning point game. 1. where can you find carbon? 30 a.only in the atmosphere b.in...
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Carbon Cycle Turning Point Game
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...
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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...
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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
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
...
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A. Through breathing
B. Through evaporation
C. Through cellular respiration
D. Through transpiration
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
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A. Algae and marine plants
B. Ocean mammals
C. Fish
D. coral
5. What is a carbon sink?
Som
ethin
g that
...
Som
ethin
g that
...
Som
ethin
g that
...
Som
ethin
g that
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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
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
...
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A. The Civil War
B. American Revolution
C. French Revolution
D. Industrial Revolution
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
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A. Oxygen
B. Balance
C. Resources
D. sinks
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
...
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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
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 ..
.
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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
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
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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