Chapter 6 Flashcards
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Big six building blocks of life
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Carbon Oxygen hydrogen Nitrogen Phosphorus Sulfur
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Gases in the earths atmosphere
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78% nitrogen 21% oxygen 1% argon 0.04% carbon dioxide Trace amounts of other gases
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Biochemical cycle
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The complete path a chemical takes through the four the four major components- or reserviors- of Earth's systems Atmosphere Hydrosphere Lithosphere Biosphere
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Lithosphere
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Earth’s crust and upper of Mantle
Tectonic plates
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Acid rain
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SO2 emitted from power plants Particulates carried on wind SO2 + H2O -> H2SO3 (sulfurous acid) 2SO2+ O2 -> 2SO3 ( Sulfite) SO3 + H2O -> H2SO4 ( sulfuric acid)
