Biogeochemical cycles (water and carbon) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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The ocean absorbs huge amounts of carbon. Ocean organisms use this carbon dioxide to make what...

shells

The oceans and the rainforests are carbon sinks. What is a carbon sink?

Takes in large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

True or false: carbon is constantly moving through the geosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.

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Carbon dioxide is taken in by __________ and released by __________.

plants animals

The evaporation of water vapor from plants and trees is called...

transpiration

What process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

death and decay

photosynthesis

burning of fossil fuels

respiration

True or false: Carbon is essential for all living organisms to survive.

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True or false: A cycle has no real beginning or end.

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How are fossil fuels related to global warming?

too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere makes it hot

What is another word for combustion?

burning

What energy source runs the water cycle?

the sun

Water vapor that rises in the atmosphere and cools to create clouds is the process of...

condensation

Water that is changing from a liquid to a gas is going through the process of...

evaporation

What process is going on in the image?

Precipitation