| Question | Answer |
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| The ocean is ___% salt (by weight) | |
| The water in the Galapagos is about 3.8% salt by weight because water ___ at a higher rate due to the temperature being higher. | |
| The ___ ___ is about 32% salt by weight. | |
| Salts are elements in ___ form. | |
| CaSO4 or calcium sulfate is known as ___. | |
| MgSO4 or magnesium sulfate is known as ___ ___. | |
| Ca(HCO3)2 or calcium bicarbonate, will form calcium carbonate (CaCO3) spontaneously. This compound is known as ___ and is one of the most prevalent minerals available around the wo | |
| ___ ___ is a mixture of many salts (mainly sodium chloride) | |
| ___ is a mixed mineral fromed from CaCO3 and MgCO3 (contains calcium, magnesium and iron) and may have other elements within the tablets that could be harmful (such as arsenic, mer | |
| First group elements such as sodium are very ___ and will explode/burn when they come in contact with water. | |
| Ionic solids such as KBr (a crystalline solid) has a ___(low/high) melting point. | |
| Most ionic species are soluble in water because water is relatively ___ and can accomodate salts in solution. | |
| ___ was once used as a poisonous gas. | |
| Ionic solutions are ___(good/bad) electrical conductors. | |
| The Uyuni Salt Flats are located in ___. | |
| ___ ___, Kenya is a 'salted area' that looks nice from aerials because of minerals found in the lake. | |
| 1 salt crystal weighs approximately ___ micrograms. | |
| The recommended daily intake of sodium in Canada is ___ grams/day. It is twice this in the US. | |
| Salt is linked with ___ because taking in too much salt causes the body to take in more water. | |
| 150(Systolic)/100(Diastolic) is an example of ___(high/low/normal) blood pressure | |
| ___/___ balance is very important in the body. | |
| Bananas are full of ___ but potatoes have more. | |
| Potassium is significantly larger than sodium so the two fit into ___ ___ on proteins with cell membranes that allow free ions through) in different ways. | |
| Protein, fat and carboydrates are ___ and are taken at about 400-500g/day | |
| calcium, phosphorus, vanadium, molybdenum and tin are examples of ___ and are taken at about 1-2g/day | |
| ___ is found in nuts, canned veggies, bread and cereals and we need about 2mg of it per day | |
| the previous answer is an essential component of certain enzymes including ___ enzymes (which remove uric acid from the body) | |
| ___ is needed in quantities of about 10-20mg/day (2-4 grams are found in the body, mostly in blood). | |
| ___ is a problem that occurs when there is a deficiency in the previous answer. | |
| ___ is a genetic disease where the body absorbs too much iron and it gets stored in the heart, liver, joints and pancreas causing various heart and liver problems and arthritis | |
| ___ is a large, complicated organic molecule with an iron atom at its center. It is known as the 'iron-carrying' molecule. | |
| The previous answer allows for the transportation of ___ from the lungs to the rest of the body. | |
| Iron is best absorbed with ___ because it assists with the absorption of iron from the gastrointestinal tract | |
| Iron has been put in wine as an additive and is now sometimes put in ___. | |
| ___ is an iron supplement product (~3mg/ml) | |
| ___ __ is a 'slow release' iron supplement that provides more than twice the daily requirement of iron. | |
| ___ is an inherited condition in which the body produces too much porphyn, which sequesters a large portion in ingested iron. (can affect the nervous system/skin) | |
