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Fuels + Acid Rain Flashcards

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Fuel

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A substance which burns in oxygen to produce heat

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Name the 3 conditions for a fire to exist

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Fuel
Heat
Oxygen

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Fossil fuels

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Are fuels formed from the remains of plants and animals from millions of years ago
Eg - coal oil gas turf

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What are fossil fuels

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Hydrocarbons

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What happens when hydrocarbons are burned in oxygen

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Carbon dioxide and water vapour are produced

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Acid rain

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  • Caused by the burning of fossil fuels
  • When fossil fuels are burned, they release sulphur dioxide
  • It dissolves in rain water to form sulphuric acid
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Acid rain problems

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  • cause limestone buildings to erode

- minerals like aluminium are washed into lakes and the sea causing it to kill/poison fish

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