Law of Conservation of Mass
The person given credit for the E=mc2 equation.
Albert Einstein
The most common gas in Earth's atmosphere today (making up 78%).
Nitrogen
The layer of Earth's atmosphere where weather occurs.
Troposphere
Coal, oil, and natural gas are all examples of these.
Fossil Fuels
The material substance that constitutes the observable universe. (The "stuff" that makes up everything)
Matter
The letter "E" in the equation E=mc2 stands for this.
Energy
The second most common gas in Earth's atmosphere (making up 21%).
Oxygen
The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere that is a transitional layer between Earth's atmosphere and outer space.
Exosphere
Burning fossil fuels for energy puts this gas into the atmosphere.
Carbon Dioxide
An extremely thin sheet of air extending from the surface of the Earth to the edge of space.
Atmosphere
The letter "m" in the equation E=mc2 stands for this.
Mass
A gas in the atmosphere that does not occur in large amounts, but is still very important to life on Earth.
Trace gas
The middle layer of Earth's atmosphere where most meteors burn up.
Mesosphere
People and animals get carbon for their bodies by doing this.
Eating
The capacity for doing work.
Energy
The letter "c" in the equation E=mc2 stands for this.
The speed of light.
(See picture) The atmospheric pressure is least at the top of this mountain.
Mt. Everest
The layer of Earth's atmosphere that experiences the highest temperatures.
Thermosphere
Plants and other photosynthetic organisms get their carbon from here.
The air
Reservoirs, like rocks, living organisms, the ocean, and the atmosphere in which carbon is cyclically absorbed, stored, and released.
Carbon sinks
The E=mc2 equation revealed that these two things are different forms of the same thing.
Mass & Energy
(See picture) The number of oxygen molecules is greatest at the top of this mountain.
Mt. Fuji
The layer of Earth's atmosphere where the ozone layer is found.
Stratosphere
On Earth, most carbon is stored in these.
Rocks
H2CO3, and acidic compound produced by the absorption of carbon dioxide by water.
Carbonic acid