SULFUR
SULFUR
SULFUR CYCLE
Water Minerals Volcanoes minerals
Industry Ground or rocks Rain pollution
matches H2S insecticide sulfuric acid
1. Sulfur in a pure elemental state is most often found near active _______________s_.
2. Sulfur is found in all of Earth’s environments, including the air, the hydrosphere _______r_, the
biosphere (living part), and the lithosphere __________d__or___________s_.
3. Many sulfates, a solid form of sulfur, come from chemical weathering of ___________s__ that
contain sulfur.
4. Another major source of sulfur is from _____________n_ caused by man-made activities.
These are mixed with water in the air falling in _______n__ into water basins.
5. The gas _______ smells like rotten eggs.
6. One of the most important sulfur compounds is ___________c___ ______d__, which is used
to make fertilizers, automobile batteries, iron and steel, and plastics.
7. Other uses for sulfur include _____________e_ (kills insects) and _________s_ (used to start
fires)
8.
10.
11. 13.
16.
12.
15. 9. 14.
Name: ______________________________________________ Grade & section: ____________
SULFUR CYCLE
Water Minerals Volcanoes minerals
Industry Ground or rocks Rain pollution
matches H2S insecticide sulfuric acid
1. Sulfur in a pure elemental state is most often found near active _______________s_.
2. Sulfur is found in all of Earth’s environments, including the air, the hydrosphere _______r_, the
biosphere (living part), and the lithosphere __________d__or___________s_.
3. Many sulfates, a solid form of sulfur, come from chemical weathering of ___________s__ that
contain sulfur.
4. Another major source of sulfur is from _____________n_ caused by man-made activities.
These are mixed with water in the air falling in _______n__ into water basins.
5. The gas _______ smells like rotten eggs.
6. One of the most important sulfur compounds is ___________c___ ______d__, which is used
to make fertilizers, automobile batteries, iron and steel, and plastics.
7. Other uses for sulfur include _____________e_ (kills insects) and _________s_ (used to start
fires)
8.
10.
11. 9.
16.
12.