Transcript Carbon quiz: A multiple-choice quiz about the chemistry of carbon

Carbon quiz
Teacher’s Notes
The Carbon quiz is a simple multiple-choice quiz covering various
aspects of the chemistry carbon cycle, and how it contributes to climate
change.
Students could work in teams to answer the questions, with one vote
per team, so that they have to reach a consensus for each answer.
The answer could be written down by students or recorded by a show of
hands and tallied up on the classroom whiteboard.
Please note that as soon as you click on the screen the answer will
be revealed.
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Carbon quiz
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Carbon quiz
So you think you know a thing or two about carbon and carbon
emissions?
Test your knowledge here with the Carbon quiz. Just choose the
correct answers from the options given.
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1. Carbon dioxide is made up of which
two elements?
a. Carbon and hydrogen
b. Cobalt and oxygen
c. Carbon and oxygen
d. Carbon and dioxin
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1. Carbon dioxide is made up of which
two elements?
a. Carbon and hydrogen
b. Cobalt and oxygen
c. Carbon and oxygen
d. Carbon and dioxin
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2. Which of the photos below is not
a renewable energy resource?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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2. Which of the photos below is not
a renewable energy resource?
a.
b.
coal-fired power station
c.
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3. Carbon dioxide is responsible for
which atmospheric effect?
a. The potting shed effect
b. The greenhouse effect
c. The Coriolis effect
d. The Hall effect
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3. Carbon dioxide is responsible for
which atmospheric effect?
a. The potting shed effect
b. The greenhouse effect
c. The Coriolis effect
d. The Hall effect
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4. Since 1959 CO2 concentrations in the
atmosphere have increased by…?
a. 3%
b. 10%
c. 21%
d. 53%
Question 4 does not correspond with the answer on the
following slide
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4. In the last 100 years CO2 concentrations
in the atmosphere have increased by…?
a. 10%
b. 18%
c. 29%
d. 53%
Answer 4 does not correspond with the Question on the
previous slide
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5. Which of these is not a form of
pure carbon?
a. Diamond
b. Graphite
c. Buckminster fullerene
d. Tar
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5. Which of these is not a form of
pure carbon?
a. Diamond
b. Graphite
c. Buckminster fullerene
d. Tar
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6. What was the name of the agreement
to limit global carbon emissions, signed
by over 160 countries, that came into
force in 2005?
a. The Treaty of Versailles
b. The Kyoto Protocol
c. The Treaty of Tempea
d. The Oslo Accords
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6. What was the name of the agreement
to limit global carbon emissions, signed
by over 160 countries, that came into
force in 2005?
a. The Treaty of Versailles
b. The Kyoto Protocol
c. The Treaty of Tempea
d. The Oslo Accords
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7. Which of these methods of transport
emits the most CO2 per passenger per
kilometre?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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7. Which of these methods of transport
emits the most CO2 per passenger per
kilometre?
a.
b.
car
c.
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8. How much CO2 is the average UK
household responsible for emitting?
a. 500 kg
b. 1.5 tonnes
c. 4.25 tonnes
d. 9.85 tonnes
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8. How much CO2 is the average UK
household responsible for emitting?
a. 500 kg
b. 1.5 tonnes
c. 4.25 tonnes
d. 9.85 tonnes
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9. Carbon is very good at forming bonds
with itself and with atoms of other elements.
This means it is very good at forming
different compounds. How many carbon
compounds are currently known to exist?
a. 100
b. 1000
c. 100,000
d. 10,000,000
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9. Carbon is very good at forming bonds
with itself and with atoms of other elements.
This means it is very good at forming
different compounds. How many carbon
compounds are currently known to exist?
a. 100
b. 1000
c. 100,000
d. 10,000,000
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10. Fossil fuels are made from ancient
organic material that has been altered
chemically and physically by processes
inside the Earth’s crust. How much original
organic material was required to make a
litre of petrol?
a. 100 kg
b. 6 tonnes
c. 23 tonnes
d. 31 tonnes
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10. Fossil fuels are made from ancient
organic material that has been altered
chemically and physically by processes
inside the Earth’s crust. How much original
organic material was required to make a
litre of petrol?
a. 100 kg
b. 6 tonnes
c. 23 tonnes
d. 31 tonnes
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