What are elements 90-103 called on the periodic table?

In numbering carbon atoms in the parent chain of a hydrocarbon, why would you number from right to left, rather than left to right

The biosphere of the earth is made up of what compound? organic or inorganic?

How is energy related to the change of state represented by the model? atoms gain energy as a solid changes to a liquid. atoms gain energy as a solid changes to a gas. atoms lose energy as a solid changes to a liquid. atoms lose energy as a solid changes to a gas.