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A Level Geography - The Carbon Cycle - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 37 times
- The average score is 3 of 11
Answer Stats
| Definition | Key word | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The crust and the uppermost mantle | Lithosphere | 70%
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| The breakdown of rocks in situ by a combination of weather, plants and animals | Weathering | 70%
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| Any gaseous compound in the atmosphere that is capable of absorbing infrared radiation, thereby trapping and holding heat in the atmosphere | Greenhouse gas | 67%
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| A store of carbon that absorbs more carbon than it releases | Carbon sink | 47%
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| The total sum of all living matter | Biosphere | 33%
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| The capture of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or capturing anthropogenic CO2 from large scale stationary sources before it is released to the atmosphere | Carbon sequestration | 17%
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| The impact on the climate from the additional heat retained due to the increased amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that humans have released into the atmosphere since the industrial revolution | Enhanced greenhouse effect | 13%
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| Carbon dioxide generated by human activity | Anthropogenic CO2 | 3%
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| The difference between the incoming solar energy absorbed by the Earth and energy radiated back to space | Radiative forcing | 3%
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| The technology of capturing greenhouse has emissions from power stations and pumping them into underground reservoirs | Geo-sequestration | 0%
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| The organic constituents in the soil: tissues from dead plants and animals, products produced as these decompose and the soil microbial biomass | Soil organic carbon | 0%
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