Fuel

Question 1

What do you need in the fire triangle to create fire

Answer 1

Fuel, oxygen, heat

Question 2

What are fossil fuels?

Give 2 examples

Answer 2

Fossil fuels are fuels that were formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
Examples: peat, coal

Question 3

What chemical do all fossil fuels have in common?

Answer 3

Hydrocarbon

Question 4

What do hydrocarbons contain

Answer 4

Hydrogen and carbon only

Question 5

What do fossil fuels produce when burnt

Answer 5

Carbon dioxide and water

Question 6

What is methane made of?
What is the symbol for methane.
What does methane produce when burned

Answer 6

hydrocarbons
CH4
Carbon dioxide and water

Question 7

How is the greenhouse effect caused?

Answer 7

-heat from the sun is being trapped by carbon dioxide and other gases. This causes the temperature of the Earth to rise. Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are increasing mainly due to the burning of fossil fuels, causing the earth to become warmer ( global warming)

Question 8

Name 3 effects of greenhouse effect

Answer 8

Acid rain, sulfuric acid, Nitric acid

Question 9

What is a fuel

Answer 9

A substance that burns in oxygen to produce heat