Statistics for Biogeochemical Cycle & Energy Resources 10B quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Name one of the essential elements that living organisms need.	carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur.	89%
What energy source is in danger of running out within the next decades or sooner?	Fossil Fuels	67%
What process consists of the splitting of atoms that creates nuclear energy?	Fission	61%
What energy is stored in the bonds between the particles in the nucleus of an atom?	Nuclear Energy	56%
Where are geothermal energies found?	Beneath the earth’s crust	39%
What kind of energy can fossil fuels be converted into once it burns?	mechanical energy or electrical energy	33%
What portion of the carbon cycle releases large amounts of CO2, the carbon stored in trunks and leaves of trees is converted to carbon dioxide through combustion?	Forest fires	28%
Which type of carbon exchange releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?	Decomposition of waste	11%