Flashcards on Atmosphere, Cycles, and Environmental Impact
Atmosphere, Cycles, & Environmental Impact for Students
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Atmosphere and Climate
21 cards
Card 1
Question: What is the atmosphere?
Answer: The layer of gas above the surface of Earth.
Card 2
Question: What is a mixture?
Answer: Two or more substances together that are not chemically bonded to each other.
Card 3
Question: What does temperature measure?
Answer: A measure of the amount of thermal energy.
Card 4
Question: What are fossil fuels?
Answer: Coal, oil or gas — chemicals humans obtain from rocks and burn to release energy.
Card 5
Question: Define climate change.
Answer: A long-term change in weather patterns.
Card 6
Question: What is distillation?
Answer: The process of separating a mixture of liquids by heating so it evaporates, then cooling it to condense it.
Card 7
Question: What is respiration (in cells)?
Answer: A chemical reaction in the cells of living things that combines glucose with oxygen to release energy.
Card 8
Question: What is combustion?
Answer: A chemical reaction when a fuel is burned in oxygen to release energy.
Card 9
Question: What is photosynthesis?
Answer: A chemical reaction in the cells of plants, combining carbon dioxide and water to make glucose and oxygen.
Card 10
Question: What is groundwater?
Answer: Water that has filtered through rocks and soil and is found below Earth's surface.