Foster Environmental Final Exam

Front

What method adds additional carbon to the atmosphere aside from natural processes?

Back

Combustion

Front

What is the mass indicated by the triple beam balance if it shows 37.3 g?

Back

37.3 g

Front

What are atoms of different types that have been chemically combined called?

Back

Compounds

Front

What molecule is represented by the chemical equation H2O?

Back

Water

Front

How do animals obtain their carbon?

Back

Consumption

Front

What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What is the term for the breakdown of organic matter by microorganisms?

Back

Decomposition

Front

What is the primary gas produced by respiration?

Back

Carbon Dioxide

Front

What is the term for a mixture where one substance is dissolved in another?

Back

Solution

Front

What is the smallest unit of a chemical element?

Back

Atom