Carbon Cycle
Climate vs. Weather
Earth’s systems
Decomposition
Sports Trivia
100
The sugar molecule produced by plants during photosynthesis that stores carbon energy.
What is glucose?
100
This term describes the condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time over a short period, like hours or days.
What is weather?
100
This layer of the atmosphere is closest to Earth and is where all of our weather occurs.
What is the troposphere?
100
What do we call the natural process when dead plants and animals rot and decay?
What is decomposition?
100
Who is this?
LeBron James
200
The sugar molecule produced by plants during photosynthesis that stores carbon energy.
What is photosynthesis?
200
This term describes the average weather conditions in a region over a long period, typically 30 years or more.
What is climate?
200
Found in the stratosphere, this molecule-thin layer protects living things by absorbing harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun.
What is ozone layer?
200
Name two main types of organisms that act as decomposers in the carbon cycle.
What are bacteria and fungi?
200
Who is this?
Serena Williams
300
The gas taken in by plants and used as a major ingredient for making sugar.
What is carbon dioxide (CO₂)?
300
State whether this is weather or climate: "It rained 2 inches on Tuesday afternoon in the local town."
What is weather?
300
The physical process where liquid water turns into water vapor due to heat from the sun.
what is evaporation?
300
When decomposers break down organic matter, what major gas is released back into the environment?
What is carbon dioxide?
300
Who are #88, #3 and #4 of the Dallas Cowboy?
CeeDee Lamb
George Pickens
Dak Prescott
400
The specific organelle inside a plant cell where photosynthesis takes place.
What is the chloroplast?
400
State whether this is weather or climate: "Northern Canada has long, cold winters and short, cool summers."
What is climate?
400
This step of the water cycle happens when water vapor cools down and shifts back into liquid droplets, forming clouds.
What is condensation?
400
How do decomposers get the energy they need to survive while breaking down dead material?
What is cellular respiration?
400
Who is this
(stone cold) Steve Austin
500
Tiny pores on the underside of leaves that allow carbon dioxide to enter the plant.
What are stomata?
500
This main factor causes different areas of Earth to experience distinct seasonal climates over the course of a year.
What is the tilt of Earth's axis?
500
The thinnest, outermost layer of the Earth that forms the continents and ocean floors.
What is the crust?
500
What are the three main things a plant needs to perform photosynthesis?
What are sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide?
500
Who has the most rings in the NBA?
Who is Bill Russell?