Transcript Carbon Cycle Turning Point Game

Carbon Cycle Turning Point
Game
1. Where can you find carbon?
A. Only in the
atmosphere
B. In water
molecules
C. Inside the sun
D. In every living
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2. How is the carbon cycle similar
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Both involve liquids
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Neither process works
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Both involve the transfer
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3. How do animals add CO2 to the
atmosphere?
A. Through breathing
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evaporation
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respiration
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4. What organisms in the ocean
absorb the most CO2?
A. Algae and marine
plants
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5. What is a carbon sink?
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Something that adds
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Something that removes
carbon from the
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Something that adds
carbon to the crust
Something that removes
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6. What major historical event led
to the imbalance in the carbon
cycle?
A. The Civil War
B. American
Revolution
C. French Revolution
D. Industrial
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7. Using less fossil fuels will help restore the
equilibrium of the carbon cycle. What does
equilibrium mean?
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B. Balance
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8. How does carbon become
locked inside the earth?
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Tree roots release
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Humans use machines
to pump it in the ground
Rocks become richer in
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Carbon bodies of plants
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9. How do carbon emissions lead
to global warming?
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By trapping the sun’s
heat in the atmosphere
By causing volcanic
eruptions
By catching fire to the
atmosphere
By increasing the
amount of carbon in the
earth’s crust
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10. Which one of the following
statements is factual about carbon?
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Humans use way too much
carbon-based fuel
Carbon is the 4th most
abundant element in the
universe
There is no relationship
between carbon emissions
and climate change
Burning rainforests helps
restore order to the carbon
cycle
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