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A Level Geography Key Terms: Carbon - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 8 times
- The average score is 15 of 23
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Break down of organic matter, releasing CO2 into the soils | Decomposition | 86%
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| Movements of carbon from one store to another | Flux | 86%
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| Type of carbon: Found in plant materials | Organic | 86%
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| Emitting carbon into the atmosphere as a result of volcanic eruptions | Outgassing | 86%
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| Removal of CO2 from the atmosphere to promote plant growth | Photosynthesis | 86%
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| Release of CO2 into the atmosphere as animals breathe | Respiration | 86%
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| Methane or natural gas held in underground sandstone and shale; extracted via fracking | Shale gas | 86%
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| Biological and chemical processes determine how much carbon on Earth's surface is stored and released at any one time (Carbon Cycle) | Biogeochemical | 71%
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| Type of carbon: Found in rocks as biocarbonates and carbonate | Inorganic | 71%
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| Unconventional oil source made from sand, clay, water and bitumen | Tar sands | 71%
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| Fuels produced from organic matter | Biofuels | 57%
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| Unconventional oil source; found in oceanic crust | Deep water oil | 57%
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| Describes the range and combination of sources required to supply a country with energy | Energy mix | 57%
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| Being able to access reliable and affordable sources of energy | Energy security | 57%
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| Type of carbon: Found as CO2, CH4, and CO | Gaseous | 57%
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| A natural cycle that moves carbon between land, oceans and atmosphere (Carbon Cycle) | Geological | 57%
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| One of Earth's major climate regulating ocean currents. It transports warm water which then sinks, cools and heads south again | Gulf Stream | 57%
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| When the maximum rate of petroleum production is reached, after which it will decline sharply | Peak oil | 57%
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| The Arctic region is warming twice as fast as the global average | Arctic Amplification | 43%
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| The removal and storage of carbon from the atmosphere | Carbon sequestration | 43%
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| Describes the flow of energy between a producer and a consumer, and how it reaches the consumer | Energy pathway | 43%
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| When a country imports more energy than it produces domestically | Energy deficit | 29%
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| When external shocks in trade partners supply can make energy unaffordable | Fuel Poverty | 29%
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