Sulfur Cycle

what is sulfur? (multiple answers)

• an elelment

• a food

• a brittle, yellow, tasteless, and odorless non-metallic thing

• an animal

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where is sulfur stored? (Multiple Answers)

• sun

• Organisms

• atmosphere

• underground in rocks/ Fossil Fuels

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what is sulfur converted into when it comes in contact with air?

• sulfate

• sugar

• sulfuric acid

• water

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what is the sulfate taken up by?

• plants

• mircro organisms

• sun

• lizards

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Sulfur can be added to the atmosphere by

• burning coal, oil and gasoline
• respiration
• nitrogen fixing bacteria
• decomposition

Why is sulfur important to organisms?

• To make DNA, RNA and ATP.

• To make sugar, cell membranes and proteins.

• To make carbohydrates.

• To make fats.

How does sulfur return to the soil? Choose all that apply.

• Eating plants

• Through the water cycle

• Humans add fertilizers containing sulfates to the soil

• Decomposition of dead plants and animals

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How do humans affect the sulfur cycle? Choose all that apply.

• Using fertilizers containing sulfate

• Dumping plastic in the ocean

• Burning fossil fuels, especially coal

• Mining of sulfur

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What dissolves in rain water to form sulfuric acid, which contributes to acid rain?

• nitrogen dioxide

• sulfur trioxide

• carbon dioxide

• sulfur dioxide

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What are 2 sources of hydrogen sulfide?

• Burning of fossil fuels.

• Breakdown of sulfates by bacteria.

• Volcanic emissions.

• Animals eating plants.