Sulfur Quiz

This salt is prepared by which method of salt preparation

sodium (II) sulfate

• Titration

• Precipitation

• '3 step' method

Why is sulfur important to organisms?

• To make DNA, RNA and ATP.

• To make amino acids and proteins.

• To make carbohydrates.

• To make fats.

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What is directly formed when the sulfur in coal is burned?

• Hydrogen sulfide

• Sulfuric acid

• Nitrogen oxides

• Sulfur dioxide

What do plants do with sulfur? Choose all that apply.

• Produce proteins

• Produce gases

• Produce oils

• Ward off predators

How does sulfur return to the soil? Choose all that apply.

• Dry deposition of ammonium sulfate

• Wet deposition of sulfuric acid

• Humans add fertilizers containing sulfates to the soil

• Decomposition of dead plants and animals

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How do humans affect the sulfur cycle? Choose all that apply.

• Using fertilizers containing sulfate

• Dumping plastic in the ocean

• Burning fossil fuels, especially coal

• Mining of sulfur

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What are some sources of sulfur dioxide in the air? Choose all that apply

• when phosphate goes through mineralization

• burning of fossil fuels

• when dimethyl sulfide emitted from marine algae reacts with oxygen in the air

• when hydrogen sulfide emitted by volcanoes reacts with oxygen in the air

What is formed when sulfur dioxide reacts with oxygen in the air?

• ammonium sulfate

• hydrogen sulfide

• sulfur trioxide

• sulfuric acid

Sulfur helps us do what in our bodies? Choose all that apply.

• Digest food

• Keep nails and skin rigid and strong

• Maintain healthy ligaments

• Provide energy

What color is mineral sulfur?

• Lime green

• Greenish Yellow

• Cyan

• White