For each of the situations below, state whether it describes erosion, weathering, or possibly both.
Answer:
Erosion
Explanation:
The blowing away of the top layer of the soil at a Michigan farm is best described as scenario that shows wind erosion.
Erosion is the removal of the top layer of the earth on which plant grows. In short is the washing away of soil by stream or blowing away by wind.
When soil is blow away, it is a pure case of erosion. The process of erosion usually follows weathering or sometime occurs together with it.
Weathering is the physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks to form sediments and soils.
Often times, the process of weathering and erosion occurs together. It is loose weathering products that are carried away during erosion.
In the soil layer at Michigan, the process of erosion by wind is current taking place by ablation.
Answer:
A. A scientist investigates a mouse's growth in nature by watching the animal.
A field study is a raw collection of data, typically in the natural habit of the organism; hence why an experiment taken in a lab isn't a field study.
Answer:
1. Synthesis
2. Decomposition
3. Single replacement
4. Synthesis
5. Decomposition
6. Synthesis
Explanation:
Kind of a hard picture to look at but let me define each chemical reaction:
Synthesis:
a + b ---> ab In synthesis elements/compounds come together to form new compounds
Decomposition:
ab ---> a + b In decomposition a compound breaks down to form 2 elements/compounds
Single replacement:
a + bc ---> b + ac In a single replacement one element/compound takes the place of another element/compound.
Double replacement
ab + cd ---> ad + bc In a double replacement 2 compounds exchange different elements/compounds.
Now, let's go through the assignment
1. P + O2 --> P4O10 This is a synthesis reaction because the two elements (P and O) came together to form one compound.
2. HgO ---> Hg + O2 This is a decomposition reaction because HgO broke into separate elements Hg and O.
3. Cl2 + NaBr ---> NaCl + Br2 This is a single replacement reaction because chlorine (Cl) replaced the spot of bromine (Br) to bond with sodium (Na).
4. Mg + O2 ---> MgO This is a synthesis reaction because two elements (Mg and O) came together to form one compound.
5. Al2O3 ---> Al + O2 This is a decomposition reactions because Al2O3 broke into separate elements Al and O.
6. H2 + N2 ---> NH3 This is a synthesis reaction because two elements (H and N) came together to form one compound.
<em>I hope this helps!!</em>
<em>- Kay :)</em>
