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Is Carbon a metal, nonmetal, or metallioid?
Metal
Nonmetal
Metalloid
________________________ is part of the air, rocks, soil, and all living things.
Nitrogen
Carbon
Water
Silver
When humans EXHALE, we release ____________________.
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Water
Carbon Dioxide
What is CO2?
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Trioxide
Oxygen
Through the process of photosynthesis, plants take in ________________ to make ______________________.
CO2, O2
O2, CO2
H2O, CO2
H2, O2
Which of the following are fossil fuels?
Coal, Water, Oil
Oxygen, Coal, Oil
Coal, Oil, Natural Gas
None of these
Where can you find carbon?
Only in the Earth's atmosphere.
Inside all water molecules.
Inside the sun.
Inside every living thing on Earth.
Carbon moves from fossil fuels to the atmosphere when fuels are burned.
True
False
What are fossil fuels made from?
Plants and animals that are buried underground for millions of years.
They absorb it from the atmosphere.
Water
Wind
Plants use _______________________ to make their own food.
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Materials
Gravity
This pool is made up of the ground and underground up to 60 miles below the Earth's surface.
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
This pool is the envelope of air that surrounds the Earth.
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
This pool is all the water on Earth including in the air, oceans, rivers, streams, and underground.
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
This pool contains all life on Earth.
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Which of the following removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
Combustion
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Death
If the plant population decreased, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere would ____________________.
Increase
Decrease
Stay the same
Carbon dioxide is a gas produced by ___________________ and used by _________________
Plants and Animals
Carbon and Photosynthesis
Animals and Plants
Photosynthesis
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the _______________________ as carbon dioxide.
Water
Atmosphere
Sun
Ground
Why does too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere cause climate change?
It cools our planet.
Blocks out UV rays.
Lets light escape.
Traps heat and warms the planet.
How do humans affect the carbon cycle?
Inhaling oxygen
Wearing sunscreen
Using pencils to write
Exhaling carbon dioxide
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