Name _keely barney_______________________________________ Per. __6___
Study Guide: Carbon Cycle and Climate Change
1. Identify the 4 sinks of carbon and how carbon enters and leaves each of them.
2. Why is carbon considered the element of life?
3. Define ocean acidification and the impact on the ecosystem.
4. What is the relationship between combustion and cellular respiration (how are they similar)?
5. What is the relationship between photosynthesis and gas exchange (how are they similar)?
6. Draw a diagram depicting the greenhouse effect. Include: the source of the energy, the movement of that energy, the reason for the energy flow.
7. What are the main ways that carbon enters the atmosphere? How does it enter the biosphere?
8. What are the main ways that carbon leaves the atmosphere? How does it leave the biosphere?
9. Explain the impact of the combustion of Fossil Fuels on the Greenhouse effect
10. What is the difference between Global Warming and Climate Change?
11. Identify 3 effects of climate change and their impact on the environment.
12. Analyze the impact of the Greenhouse Effect on life on Earth, both positive and negative.
Use this graph to answer the questions below:
13. What is the general trend of the graph?
14. What 3 things are represented by the “Natural Factors”?
15. Analyze the impact of Natural factors on the average global temperature.