www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009 Carbon Footprint Toolkit Carbon quiz Teacher’s Notes The Carbon quiz is a simple multiple-choice quiz covering various aspects of the chemistry carbon cycle, and how it contributes to climate change. Students could work in teams to answer the questions, with one vote per team, so that they have to reach a consensus for each answer. The answer could be written down by students or recorded by a show of hands and tallied up on the classroom whiteboard. Please note that as soon as you click on the screen the answer will be revealed.
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Carbon quizTeacher’s Notes
The Carbon quiz is a simple multiple-choice quiz covering various aspects of the chemistry carbon cycle, and how it contributes to climate change.
Students could work in teams to answer the questions, with one vote per team, so that they have to reach a consensus for each answer.
The answer could be written down by students or recorded by a show of hands and tallied up on the classroom whiteboard.
Please note that as soon as you click on the screen the answer will be revealed.
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Carbon quiz
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So you think you know a thing or two about carbon and carbon emissions?
Test your knowledge here with the Carbon quiz. Just choose the correct answers from the options given.
Carbon quiz
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1. Carbon dioxide is made up of which two elements?
a. Carbon and hydrogen
b. Cobalt and oxygen
c. Carbon and oxygen
d. Carbon and dioxin
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1. Carbon dioxide is made up of which two elements?
a. Carbon and hydrogen
b. Cobalt and oxygen
c. Carbon and oxygen
d. Carbon and dioxin
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2. Which of the photos below is not a renewable energy resource?
a. b.
d.c.
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2. Which of the photos below is not a renewable energy resource?
a. b.
d.c.
coal-fired power station
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3. Carbon dioxide is responsible for which atmospheric effect?
a. The potting shed effect
b. The greenhouse effect
c. The Coriolis effect
d. The Hall effect
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3. Carbon dioxide is responsible for which atmospheric effect?
a. The potting shed effect
b. The greenhouse effect
c. The Coriolis effect
d. The Hall effect
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4. Since 1959 CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere have increased by…?
a. 3%
b. 10%
c. 21%
d. 53%
Question 4 does not correspond with the answer on the following slide
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4. In the last 100 years CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere have increased by…?
a. 10%
b. 18%
c. 29%
d. 53%
Answer 4 does not correspond with the Question on the previous slide
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5. Which of these is not a form of pure carbon?
a. Diamond
b. Graphite
c. Buckminster fullerene
d. Tar
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5. Which of these is not a form of pure carbon?
a. Diamond
b. Graphite
c. Buckminster fullerene
d. Tar
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6. What was the name of the agreement to limit global carbon emissions, signed by over 160 countries, that came into force in 2005?
a. The Treaty of Versailles
b. The Kyoto Protocol
c. The Treaty of Tempea
d. The Oslo Accords
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6. What was the name of the agreement to limit global carbon emissions, signed by over 160 countries, that came into force in 2005?
a. The Treaty of Versailles
b. The Kyoto Protocol
c. The Treaty of Tempea
d. The Oslo Accords
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7. Which of these methods of transport emits the most CO2 per passenger per kilometre?a. b.
d.c.
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7. Which of these methods of transport emits the most CO2 per passenger per kilometre?a. b.
d.c.
car
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8. How much CO2 is the average UK household responsible for emitting?
a. 500 kg
b. 1.5 tonnes
c. 4.25 tonnes
d. 9.85 tonnes
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8. How much CO2 is the average UK household responsible for emitting?
a. 500 kg
b. 1.5 tonnes
c. 4.25 tonnes
d. 9.85 tonnes
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a. 100
b. 1000
c. 100,000
d. 10,000,000
9. Carbon is very good at forming bonds with itself and with atoms of other elements. This means it is very good at forming different compounds. How many carbon compounds are currently known to exist?
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a. 100
b. 1000
c. 100,000
d. 10,000,000
9. Carbon is very good at forming bonds with itself and with atoms of other elements. This means it is very good at forming different compounds. How many carbon compounds are currently known to exist?
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a. 100 kg
b. 6 tonnes
c. 23 tonnes
d. 31 tonnes
10. Fossil fuels are made from ancient organic material that has been altered chemically and physically by processes inside the Earth’s crust. How much original organic material was required to make a litre of petrol?
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a. 100 kg
b. 6 tonnes
c. 23 tonnes
d. 31 tonnes
10. Fossil fuels are made from ancient organic material that has been altered chemically and physically by processes inside the Earth’s crust. How much original organic material was required to make a litre of petrol?
