2025 Carbon Cycle Quiz #1

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2025 Carbon Cycle Quiz #1

Last updated 7 months ago

20 questions

Instructions

Please make sure to pay attention to your images- they are each a little different.  If you do not see one on a question that seems like it should have one, please let me know!

Some questions may be worth more points.  If it's worth 3 points, there are 3 answers or parts you need to discuss.  You are welcome to use YOUR NOTES only for this assessment.  

This assessment is timed - there are 20 questions.  You will have one class period to complete it unless it is part of your plan.

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What is a cycle?
Give an example of one related to SCIENCE besides the carbon cycle.
Draw/explain how it works. Please use images and words in your explanation.

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As Americans, we use fossil fuels for energy but that has changed over time. According to the simulation/data we calculated in class, what percent of our energy comes from fossil fuels as of 2023?

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Do plants perform photosynthesis if there is little to no light? Explain.

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Respiration is the process by which animals take in _______  _____ and release ________ ____. 

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Please make sure to pay attention to your images- they are each a little different.  If you do not see one on a question that seems like it should have one, please let me know!

Some questions may be worth more points.  If it's worth 3 points, there are 3 answers or parts you need to discuss.  You are welcome to use YOUR NOTES only for this assessment.  

This assessment is timed - there are 20 questions.  You will have one class period to complete it unless it is part of your plan.

What is a cycle?
Give an example of one related to SCIENCE besides the carbon cycle.
Draw/explain how it works. Please use images and words in your explanation.

Where do YOU think most of earth's carbon is located?

Plants / Animals

Atmosphere

Ocean

Fossil Fuels

Besides limestone and shells, where else is carbon stored within the geosphere(lithosphere)?

Animals

Ocean

Fossil Fuels

Plants

Match the spheres to the correct definition

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Water on the planet		Atmosphere
Rocky/sediment/soil/earthy parts of the planet		Biosphere
Gases that surround the planet		Geosphere
Living things on the planet (plants, animals, et)		Hydrosphere

What is being shown by the purple arrow?

Atmospheric CO2 is taken in by land plants through photosynthesis

Atmospheric CO2 is taken in by land plants through cellular respiration

Atmospheric CO2 is taken in by land plants through assimilation

What is the primary greenhouse gas responsible for trapping heat?

Which of the following is a long term storage reservoir for carbon in the carbon cycle?

Plants

Fossil fuels

Detritus

Atmosphere

Burning fossil fuels...

Adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere that has not been present for millions of years

Adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere that was never present in the atmosphere

Removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into reservoirs

Makes photosynthesis much more difficult for plants

What might happen if the greenhouse effect didn't exist?

It would be too hot for humans to survive on the earth.

The earth’s temperature would be much more comfortable

It would be too cold for humans to survive on the earth

Nothing would happen.  The greenhouse effect is actually not real.

Wastes and dead organisms must be broken down in order for their components to be used again. What organisms carry out decomposition? Mark all that apply

Not all dead organisms are acted on by decomposers. Instead of being immediately recycled, the carbon from some organisms is kept in a type of long-term storage or reservoir. Mark all that apply below.

As Americans, we use fossil fuels for energy but that has changed over time. According to the simulation/data we calculated in class, what percent of our energy comes from fossil fuels as of 2023?

Do plants perform photosynthesis if there is little to no light? Explain.

In the SW article - Champion for trees, Felix had a goal to plant trees. How many did he determine he would need

In the SW article, Shooting for the Stars, they talked about challenges for future astronauts. What were two of them?

Respiration is the process by which animals take in _______  _____ and release ________ ____. 

In plants, they are able to store their food in items like leaves, potatoes, apples, and cucumbers by undergoing what process?

Carbon can be found in...

Where do YOU think most of earth's carbon is located?

Plants / Animals

Atmosphere

Ocean

Fossil Fuels

Besides limestone and shells, where else is carbon stored within the geosphere(lithosphere)?

Animals

Ocean

Fossil Fuels

Plants

Match the spheres to the correct definition

Water on the planet

Atmosphere

Rocky/sediment/soil/earthy parts of the planet

Biosphere

Gases that surround the planet

Geosphere

Living things on the planet (plants, animals, et)

Hydrosphere

What is being shown by the purple arrow? 

Atmospheric CO2 is taken in by land plants through photosynthesis

Atmospheric CO2 is taken in by land plants through cellular respiration

Atmospheric CO2 is taken in by land plants through assimilation

What is the primary greenhouse gas responsible for trapping heat?

Carbon

Nitrogen

Carbon dioxide

Methane

Carbon monoxide

Which of the following is a long term storage reservoir for carbon in the carbon cycle?

Plants

Fossil fuels

Detritus

Atmosphere

Burning fossil fuels...

Adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere that has not been present for millions of years

Adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere that was never present in the atmosphere

Removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into reservoirs

Makes photosynthesis much more difficult for plants

What might happen if the greenhouse effect didn't exist?

It would be too hot for humans to survive on the earth.

The earth’s temperature would be much more comfortable

It would be too cold for humans to survive on the earth

Nothing would happen.  The greenhouse effect is actually not real.

Wastes and dead organisms must be broken down in order for their components to be used again. What organisms carry out decomposition? Mark all that apply

fungi

bacteria

herbivores

whales

plants

worms

humans

Not all dead organisms are acted on by decomposers. Instead of being immediately recycled, the carbon from some organisms is kept in a type of long-term storage or reservoir.  Mark all that apply below. 

coal

detritus

peat

water

chloroplasts

carbon dioxide

In the SW article - Champion for trees, Felix had a goal to plant trees.  How many did he determine he would need

one hundred 100

one thousand 1,000

one million 1,000,000

one billion 1,000,000,000

one trillion 1, 000,000,000,000

one quadrillion 1,000,000,000,000,000

In the SW article, Shooting for the Stars, they talked about challenges for future astronauts. What were two of them?

lack of water

having to wear a space suit

an abundance of carbon dioxide

lack of oxygen

an abundance of oxygen

What is the significance of carbon dioxide levels shown in the image?

Indicator of climate change 

Measurement of air temperature

Sign of ozone depletion

Representation of water quality

Why is the distribution of gases like carbon monoxide important?

Affects global ecosystems

Influences human population density

Indicates weather patterns only

Affects ocean currents

In plants, they are able to store their food in items like leaves, potatoes, apples, and cucumbers by undergoing what process?

decomposition

photosynthesis

perspiration

photography

respiration

Carbon can be found in...

the atmosphere

the soil

fossil fuels

dead plants and animals

all of the above

What is the significance of carbon dioxide levels shown in the image?

Indicator of climate change 

Measurement of air temperature

Sign of ozone depletion

Representation of water quality

Why is the distribution of gases like carbon monoxide important?

Affects global ecosystems

Influences human population density

Indicates weather patterns only

Affects ocean currents

2025 Carbon Cycle Quiz #1

2025 Carbon Cycle Quiz #1

What is a cycle? Give an example of one related to SCIENCE besides the carbon cycle.Draw/explain how it works. Please use images and words in your explanation.

As Americans, we use fossil fuels for energy but that has changed over time. According to the simulation/data we calculated in class, what percent of our energy comes from fossil fuels as of 2023?

Do plants perform photosynthesis if there is little to no light? Explain.

What is a cycle? Give an example of one related to SCIENCE besides the carbon cycle.Draw/explain how it works. Please use images and words in your explanation.

Where do YOU think most of earth's carbon is located?

Besides limestone and shells, where else is carbon stored within the geosphere(lithosphere)?

Match the spheres to the correct definition

What is being shown by the purple arrow?

What is the primary greenhouse gas responsible for trapping heat?

Which of the following is a long term storage reservoir for carbon in the carbon cycle?

Burning fossil fuels...

What might happen if the greenhouse effect didn't exist?

Wastes and dead organisms must be broken down in order for their components to be used again. What organisms carry out decomposition? Mark all that apply

Not all dead organisms are acted on by decomposers. Instead of being immediately recycled, the carbon from some organisms is kept in a type of long-term storage or reservoir. Mark all that apply below.

As Americans, we use fossil fuels for energy but that has changed over time. According to the simulation/data we calculated in class, what percent of our energy comes from fossil fuels as of 2023?

Do plants perform photosynthesis if there is little to no light? Explain.

In the SW article - Champion for trees, Felix had a goal to plant trees. How many did he determine he would need

In the SW article, Shooting for the Stars, they talked about challenges for future astronauts. What were two of them?

In plants, they are able to store their food in items like leaves, potatoes, apples, and cucumbers by undergoing what process?

Carbon can be found in...

What is the significance of carbon dioxide levels shown in the image?

Why is the distribution of gases like carbon monoxide important?

What is a cycle?
Give an example of one related to SCIENCE besides the carbon cycle.
Draw/explain how it works. Please use images and words in your explanation.

What is a cycle?
Give an example of one related to SCIENCE besides the carbon cycle.
Draw/explain how it works. Please use images and words in your explanation.