Periodic Table
What does the atomic number indicate?
What is number of protons and electrons
Any physical substance that has mass and occupies space.
Matter
The smallest particle (unit) of matter that exhibits the characteristics of an element.
Atom
Phytoplankton are a form of what? And where do they reside?
Producer. In oceans.
Define carbon sink.
Large deposits of carbon based materials that are not decomposing due to lack of oxygen and lower temperatures.
What is the atomic mass to determine for an atom?
What is the number of neutrons.
Positively charged subatomic particle
Proton
When two or more atoms become chemically bonded together.
Molecule
In the artic, carbon is stored in the form of...
Peat
What other actions besides decomposition contribute to the rise in CO2 in the atmosphere? (2 examples)
Burning of fossil fuels & peat.
Where is the atomic number located on the periodic table?
At the top
The ability to do work.
Energy
This subatomic particle has a neutral charge.
Neutrons
Wildfires can potentially turn into this if the conditions are right in the artic and come back in the following spring.
Zombie Fires
Phytoplankton and other producers take in what to produce oxygen and glucose
Carbon dioxide & water
Atoms that contain 8 electrons in its outer most shell are considered to be what?
More stable
What particles are housed in the nucleus?
Protons and neutrons.
How many elements are in the chemical formula: 2CH5OH
3
What do plants take in to grow?
Water and carbon dioxide
When fertilizers are washed into sewer drains and increase the amount of nitrates and phosphates creating a boom in phytoplankton populations, this is an example of what?
Eutrophication
Elements on the left side of the periodic table are considered to be?
Unstable due to having only one electron in it's valence shell.
What are the subatomic particles that surround the nucleus of an atom?
Electrons
During cellular respiration what is taken in and produced?
Oxygen & Glucose are taken in to produce ATP, H2O, and CO2.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
Oxygen & glucose.
What two processes form the basis of the flow of energy and cycling of matter that makes up living ecosystems and are reciprocal.
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration.