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Chapter 17 - the atmosphere and environment Flashcards

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1
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what is the percentage of nitrogen in air

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78%

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where to get nitrogen from

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Fractional distillation of liquid air

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what are the uses of nitrogen

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Make ammonia
Preserve food

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what is percentage of oxygen in air

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21%

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where to get oxygen from

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Fractional distillation of liquid air
Decomposition of hydrogen peroxide

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what are the uses of oxygen

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Breathing/ oxygen tanks, combustion of things, welding/ making steel

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what are the percentage of other gases (mainly argon) in the air

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1%

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where to get other gases (mainly argon) from

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Fractional distillation of liquid air

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what are the uses of other gases (mainly argon)

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Welding/ making steel, fill light bulbs, provide an inert atmosphere to prevent oxidation of steel

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what is the percentage of carbon dioxide in the air

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0.03%

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11
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where to get carbon dioxide from

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Decomposition of metal carbonates and combustion of fuels

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12
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what is the uses of carbon dioxide

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Photosynthesis and fill fire extinguishers

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13
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what is the acronym to remember the pollutant gases

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cant stop oxidising me and u

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what are the pollutants

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Carbon monoxide
sulfur dioxide
oxides of nitrogen
methane
unburnt hydrocarbons

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15
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man made sources of Carbon monoxide

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-incomplete combustion of petrol in car engines
-incomplete combustion of fossil fuels

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natural sources of Carbon monoxide

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  • forest fires
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17
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effects on human health due to Carbon monoxide

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-is a colourless and poisonous gas that reacts with haemoglobin in blood to form carboxyhaemoglobins that prevent transportation of oxygen around the body causing death by suffocation

18
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reduce the effects of Carbon monoxide

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Ensure combustion of fuels and fossils fuels in complete
Fix catalytic converters in cars to oxidase the carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide

19
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man made sources of sulfur dioxide

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Combustion of fuels containing soulful like coal in factories

20
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natural sources of sulfur dioxide

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-volcanic eruptions

21
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effects on environment due to sulfur dioxide

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Forms acid rain that corrodes buildings and affects aquatic life and plants.

22
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effects on human health due to sulfur dioxide

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Irritates eyes and causes breathing problems

23
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reduce the effects of sulfur dioxide

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Burn less fuels with suffuse like coal

24
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manmade sources of oxides of nitrogen

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Combustion of fuels in cars at high temperature

25
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natural sources of oxides of nitrogen

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Lightning activity

26
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effects on environment due to oxides of nitrogen

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Forms acids rain that corrodes buildings and harms plants and aquatic life

27
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effects on human health due to oxides of nitrogen

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Causes lung damage

28
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reduce the effects of oxides of nitrogen

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Fix catalytic converters in cars to reduce nitrogen monoxide to nitrogen gas.

29
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natural sources of methane

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Decay of plants and animals by bacterial action

30
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effects on environment due to methane

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Is a green house gas that causes global warming

31
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man made sources of unburnt hydrocarbons

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Incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons in petrol

32
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effects on human health due o unburnt hydrocarbons

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Causes cancer

33
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effects on the environment due to unburnt hydrocarbons

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Reacts with oxides of nitrogen to form smog and ozone

34
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reduce the effects of unburnt hydrocarbons

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Ensure combustion of hydrocarbons in petrol is complete
Fix catalytic converters to oxidase unburnt hydrocarbons to carbon dioxide and water

35
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effects of acid rain

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Corrodes buildings
Increases acidity of water harming aquatic life
Increases acidity of soil harming crops

36
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reducing the effects of acid rain

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Reduce acidity with slaked lime
Burn fuels with less soulful like coal
Put catalytic converters in cars to reduce soulful dioxide and oxides of nitrogen

37
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effects of global warming

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Polar ice caps melt increasing water level and causing floods in countries

38
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harmful gas given put in catalytic converters

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Carbon dioxide which is a green house gas that traps heat and cause global warming

39
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2 alterative fuels

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Ethanol mixed with petrol and biogas

40
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advantages of using ethanol fuel

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Less polluting compared to pure petrol and renewable resource

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