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B7: Quiz 9
B7: Quiz 9
Here is a partially completed carbon cycle to help you answer all of the questions in this section.
1)
i) What is the name of the process that takes carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere?
ii) Write the word equation for this process.
iii) Which type of organism carries out this process?
iv) What happens to the carbon that is taken in from the air during this process?
2)
i) Carbon can be released into the atmosphere when animals and plants undertake a process beginning with R; what is the name of this process?
ii) Write the word equation for this process.
3)
a) Give the name of the process and explain how carbon is returned to the atmosphere from dead plants and animals.
b) In addition to dead plants and animals, what other substance does the process outlined in part a deal with?
4)
a) What is the name of process A on the diagram at the top?
b) Give the 3 different fossil fuels.
5) A giraffe eats the leaves of a tree. Talk about what happens to the carbon during this process.
6) Is the following statement true or false
“volcanic eruptions can release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere”
7) Whenever we make products out of animals or plants, the carbon is stored in the products that we make. Give a substance from animals that contains carbon and can be used to create useful products.
8) In order for decay to happen quickly, what should the conditions be for the following:
a) Temperature – cold or warm?
b) Moisture – dry or moist?
c) Oxygen levels – little oxygen or lots of oxygen?
i) What is the name of the process that takes carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere?
ii) Write the word equation for this process.
iii) Which type of organism carries out this process?
iv) What happens to the carbon that is taken in from the air during this process?
2)
i) Carbon can be released into the atmosphere when animals and plants undertake a process beginning with R; what is the name of this process?
ii) Write the word equation for this process.
3)
a) Give the name of the process and explain how carbon is returned to the atmosphere from dead plants and animals.
b) In addition to dead plants and animals, what other substance does the process outlined in part a deal with?
4)
a) What is the name of process A on the diagram at the top?
b) Give the 3 different fossil fuels.
5) A giraffe eats the leaves of a tree. Talk about what happens to the carbon during this process.
6) Is the following statement true or false
“volcanic eruptions can release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere”
7) Whenever we make products out of animals or plants, the carbon is stored in the products that we make. Give a substance from animals that contains carbon and can be used to create useful products.
8) In order for decay to happen quickly, what should the conditions be for the following:
a) Temperature – cold or warm?
b) Moisture – dry or moist?
c) Oxygen levels – little oxygen or lots of oxygen?