Atmosphere and resources Flashcards

1
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Renewable resources

A

Solar, Wind, Sea etc.

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2
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Non-renewable resources

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Finite, fossil fuels

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3
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What does LCA stand for

A

Life Cycle Assessment

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4
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What is potable water

A

Water that can be drunken safely

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5
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How do you remove salt from water

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Desalination

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6
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How do you make pure water

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Distillation

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7
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Why don’t we use distillation and desalination as often

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It’s too expensive

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8
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To spent less, what processes do we use to obtain potable water

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Filtration
Sterilisation

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9
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What does serialisation do

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Kill microbes via chlorine ans UV light

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10
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5 main aspects of LCA

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  1. Raw material
  2. Manufacture
  3. Distribution
  4. Use
  5. Disposal
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11
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What are alloys

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Mixture of metals
(Eg. Carbon +iron = steel, gold and bronze)

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12
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What is corrosion

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Metals reacting with oxygen and produce rust (iro oxide)

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13
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What are HDPE/LDPE

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Polyethene molecules at high/low density

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14
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What is thermoetting

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Polymers that harden when heated

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15
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What is thermoplastics

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Polymers that soften when heated

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16
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What are composites

A

Non-metal alloys
(Fibre glass)

17
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how to extract metals

A

Reduction reactions
Electrolysis
Displacement
Bioleaching
Phytominig

18
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What was in the early atmosphere

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Hydrogen and Helium

19
Q

What do erupting volcanos produce

A

CO2 - carbon dioxide
H20 - water vapour
NH3 - nitrogen
CH4 - methane

20
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What do sea/oceans abosorb

A

Co2 and lock it up in carbonates

21
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What percentage of gasses are in our atmosphere currently

A

N2 - 78%
O2 - 21%
CO2 - 0.04%
Ar - 1%
Water vapour - 4%

22
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What is the greenhouse effect

A

Shortwave lengths that pass through the atmosphere which then are reflected back from the planet as longer wave lengths and re absorbed by gasses keeping planet warm

23
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What is a carbon footprint

A

The net amount of carbon dioxide emmited in the planet