WorksheetsZombie Fires Vocab, Part 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is combustion?
The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.
The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.
A compound that contains carbon.
A cycle of processes that continues to accelerate or intensify the effects that occur over time.
What is the atmosphere?
The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.
A compound that contains carbon.
The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.
A cycle of processes that continues to accelerate or intensify the effects that occur over time.
What is a positive feedback loop?
A compound that contains carbon.
The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.
The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.
A cycle of processes that continues to accelerate or intensify the effects that occur over time.
What is an organic substance?
A cycle of processes that continues to accelerate or intensify the effects that occur over time.
The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.
A compound that contains carbon.
The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.
What is the geosphere?
The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.
The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.
The part of our planet that includes rocks, soil, lava, mountains, etc..
A cycle of processes that continues to accelerate or intensify the effects that occur over time.
What are aerobic conditions?
In these conditions, oxygen is NOT available to organisms
In these conditions, oxygen is available to organisms
A cycle of processes that continues to accelerate or intensify the effects that occur over time.
A compound that contains carbon.
What is cellulose?
A compound that contains carbon.
The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.
A large molecule made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen that plants use to build up their cells walls; also known as 'fiber' - humans can't digest it
A cycle of processes that continues to accelerate or intensify the effects that occur over time.
What is a peatland?
A compound that contains carbon.
The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.
The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.
A wetland environment in which year-round water-logged conditions slow plant decomposition so that dead plants accumulate to form peat.
What is a hydrocarbon?
A molecule made of only hydrogen and carbon; commonly used as fuel sources
The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.
A compound that contains carbon.
The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.
What is the tundra?
The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.
The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.
The coldest type of ecosystem/biome; found in Alaska, Siberia, northern Canada; often characterized by permafrost (frozen ground)
A compound that contains carbon.
What are decomposers?
The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.
A compound that contains carbon.
The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.
Organisms that can break down dead organic matter, such as bacteria, fungi, worms and some insects.
What are zombie fires?
A compound that contains carbon.
Also known as 'overwintering' or 'holdover' fires; they can continue to burn under snow/ice and last through the winter
The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.
The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.
What is oxygen?
A compound that contains carbon.
21% of earth's atmosphere is composed of this; it's a necessary molecule for living things to breathe and do cellular respiration
The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.
A cycle of processes that continues to accelerate or intensify the effects that occur over time.
What is the biosphere?
A compound that contains carbon.
A cycle of processes that continues to accelerate or intensify the effects that occur over time.
The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.
The part of our planet that includes all living things
What is the hydrosphere?
A cycle of processes that continues to accelerate or intensify the effects that occur over time.
The part of our planet where liquid water (fresh or salt) is found
The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.
A compound that contains carbon.
