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sulfur cycle

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is sulfur? (multiple answers)

a)

an elelment

b)

a food

c)

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

d)

an animal

2.

how does the cycle begin?

a)

weathering

b)

rain

c)

decomposition

d)

pollution

3.

where is sulfur stored?

a)

sun

b)

plants

c)

deep sea

d)

underground in rocks

4.

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

a)

sulfate

b)

so4

c)

sulfuric acid

d)

water

5.

what is the sulfate taken up by?

a)

plants

b)

mircro organisms

c)

sun

d)

lizards

6.

what happens to sulfur as organisms die and decompose?

a)

some of the sulfur is again released as a sulfate and some enters the tissues of microorganisms

b)

it is gone for forever

c)

it is transferred into energy

d)

it is absorbed into the ground

7.
Sulfur can be added to the atmosphere by
a)
burning coal, oil and gasoline
b)
respiration
c)
nitrogen fixing bacteria
d)
decomposition
8.

what charge does sulfur have

a)

2+

b)

1-

c)

100+

d)

2-

9.

when sulfur settles into oceans what happens

a)

it evaporates

b)

it gets lost

c)

it cries

d)

it settles