What steps of the carbon cycle are part of the "Fast" carbon cycle?
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
200
Nitrogen that isn't combined with any other types of atoms is called _____________
Free Nitrogen
200
How many nitrogen atoms are in the chemical formula:
12 Ca(NbO3)2
Zero (Nb is niobium)
200
Did you know? Mrs. Dowding A) is a part-owner of the Green Bay Packers, B) has the first 53 digits of the number Pi memorized, C) runs a bed and breakfast in northern Maine during the summer, D) likes to paint
A
300
This is the step that delivers water back to the surface of the Earth
Precipitation
300
When ocean life in shells die, their shells sink to the bottom of the ocean and might eventually form a rock called ___________ (which has a chemical formula of ________)
Limestone, CaCO3
300
Of the three types of bacteria in the nitrogen cycle, which one(s) create nitrates in the soil?
Nitrogen-Fixing AND Decomposing
300
Explain the difference between an element and a compound
An element only has one TYPE of atom. A compound has two or more TYPES of atom.
300
Which teacher ran a 2:11 half mile in high school?
A) Miss Malloy
B) Mrs. Dowding
C) Ms. Bouchard
D) Mr. Rollins
E) Mrs. Soto
No big deal, but it's me (D)
400
Give an example of water as a liquid in the water cycle (please do not just say "water")
Rain, ocean, river, etc (many answers)
400
Write out the full, balanced reaction for cellular respiration (in chemical formulas)
C6H12O6 + 6 O2 --> 6 H2O + 6 CO2
400
What is the MINIMUM number of steps in takes to move nitrogen from the atmosphere into animals?
Three (3)
400
During a condensation phase change, how does the amount of energy that the molecules have change?
There is less energy (gas to liquid)
400
I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 100. The teams that guesses closest wins these points.
44
500
Are clouds a solid, liquid or a gas?
Liquid
500
Name FIVE ways that carbon can be ADDED to the atmosphere
Cellular Respiration
Decomposition
Combustion
Volcanoes
Released from the Ocean
500
What are the four molecules that contain nitrogen that we studied in the nitrogen cycle?
N2, NO3, plant proteins, animal proteins
500
How many neutrons does Zinc (Zn) have?
35
500
What number do you get if you multiply ALL of the numbers on a telephone number-pad together?