3) Fossil fuels Flashcards

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Energy

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  • ability to do work and make change
  • everything we do uses energy
    *we can store or use energy
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Kinetic energy

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energy possessed by a moving object

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Potential energy

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energy that is stored and can be used at another time

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Atom

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smallest unit of elements
substances are made of particles called atoms

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Element

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Substances made up of one specific type of atom

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Periodic table

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Place where you can get information about all known elements + also where new elements can be placed
Split into two key sections - metals and non-metals

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Properties of metals

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Good conductor of electricity
Solid at room temperature (except mercury)
Shiny appearance

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Properties of non-metals

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Bad conductor of heat / electricity
Not shiny - dull appearance

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How many periods and groups are there in the Periodic Table

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7 periods , 18 groups

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Proton

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Particle with positive charge - same mass as neutron

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Neutron

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Particle with no charge - same mass as proton

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Electron

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Negative charge - mass of 1/1840 that of a proton/neutron

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Atomic number

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Number of protons/neutrons

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Mass number

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Total number of protons and neutrons in nucleus

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Max electrons in 1st energy level

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2 electrons

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Max electrons in 2nd energy level

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8 electrons

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Max electrons in 3rd energy level

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8 electrons

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Max electrons in 4th energy level

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16 electrons

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Compound

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Substance made of 2+ different elements
Combined chemically e.g. water = hydrogen + oxygen

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Mixture

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Two or more substances mixed together but not chemically combined e.g. cereal and milk

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Extraction

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Separating different compounds present in the same substance

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Chromatography

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Technique widely used to separate dissolved solid materials

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Distillation

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Can be used to separate two liquids which are mixed, or a solid and a liquid

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Acid

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Sour taste, pH below 7, turns blue litmus paper red

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Base

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Bitter taste, slimy/slippery, pH above 7, turns red litmus paper blue

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pH

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allows us to determine the strength of acids and bases

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Neutralisation

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When a base neutralises an acid
Neutralising = return pH to 7
Equation = Acid + Base —> Salt + Water

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Combustion

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Burning a fuel in OXYGEN

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What is causing temperatures to rise?

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Pollution, overpopulation, fossil fuels

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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The more greenhouse gases there are, the more heat that is trapped
Increase in concentration of greenhouse gases leads to a greater greenhouse effect

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Problems with warming temperatures

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Melting ice caps, sea levels rise, weather more extreme

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Greenhouse gases

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Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapour

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Ocean acidification

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Direct result of too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. As carbonic acid is formed, there is an increase in H+ (hydrogen) ions and this lowers the pH, making the water more acidic.

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Renewable energy examples

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Solar, wind, tidal/wave, biomass, geothermal

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Word equations

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When a chemical reactions occurs, we can show this with a word/symbol equation