What is a byproduct of coal that settles out of the atmosphere into surface water affecting the immune, nervous, and genetic system of humans?

What's main cause is sulfur dioxide and is the byproduct of combustion of oil and coal?

The overall increase of the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere.

Fossil Fuel that gives off mercury as a byproduct when burned.

results of acid rain include:

used to generate electricity

solid material that has 3 basic types

What was formed when prehistoric PLANTS died and were covered by layers of sediment and rock in swamps and oceans?

CO2

What is a byproduct released through the combustion of oil products causing hazy conditions in the atmosphere?

natural gas is

What is formed when prehistoric PLANTS AND ANIMALS died and were buried under layers of sediment and rock?

Out of natural gas, coal, and oil, _____ gives off the least types of byproduct when burned.

What can cause suffocation in humans if inhaled?

a type of chemical reaction that releases or gives off energy

a type of chemical reaction that absorbs energy

6Co2 + 6H2O + light energy -> 602 + C6 H12 O6

O2 + C6 H12 O6 -> 6Co2 + 6H2O + energy

combustion reaction

CH4 + 2O2 -> Co2 + 2H2O + energy

what enzymes control cellular functions?

What is responsible for most of the energy that our bodies store?

what is responsible for storing genetic information in living things?

What is ONE of the major molecules that makes us cell membranes?

A nucleic acid that has genes that control all the cells' function.

A nucleic acid responsible for assembling proteins

OIL

what is a long chain of carbon that forms organic compounds?

a form of carbon trapped in the earth's crust

What are layers of sedimentary rock where natural gas is often trapped called?

_____ is a compound added to natural gas to give it a "rotten egg" smell so leaks can be more easily detected. This is because natural gas is odorless.

another name for oil

Lignite

The hardest form of coal, producing the most energy of all coal types

Fossils are formed when prehistoric organisms died and were covered by sediments and rocks which increased the _____ and _____ on these remains by creating fossil fuels.

what can be replenished quickly enough to keep up with their use?

what cannot be replenished quickly enough to keep up with use?

Carbon compounds that makes up the shells of sea creatures

another term for water

something that completes or compliments another

The process that converts carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen, where the carbon compound is used as food energy.

often referred to as carbon-based life forms

lipids

another name for land

able to change form of function

long chains of carbon

These polymers store the genetic information for life.

a soft pliable material

the breaking down of sugar to release energy to carry out biological processes

these polymers are the building blocks for all living things

compounds that are found in all areas of the environment

6th most abundant element in the universe

chemistry involving the carbon-based compounds that are important to life

one of the hardest materials on earth

fossils, plants, or animals

the burning of organic material, especially fossils

form that carbon is transferred to when organisms die