Production of energy

Question 1

What are fossil fuels

Answer 1

hydrocarbon deposits

Question 2

Uses of fossil fuels

Answer 2

• used as fuel in motor vehicles

- used in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry

Question 3

Examples of fossil fuels

Answer 3

Coal, oil, and natural gases

Question 4

The chemical equation of complete combustion of fossil fuel

Answer 4

methane + oxygen = Carbon dioxide + water + heat energy

Question 5

The chemical equation of incomplete combustion of fossil fuel

Answer 5

methane + oxygen = Carbon monoxide + water + heat energy

Question 6

Define global warming

Answer 6

When the heat from the sun is trapped in the earth’s atmosphere as a result in increased carbon dioxide concentrations

Question 7

What is meant by the term greenhouse effect

Answer 7

gasses in the atmosphere that prevent the radiated energy from the earth from escaping into space

Question 8

Nuclear fission is the process of what

Answer 8

the process of splitting the nucleus of an atom

Question 9

What is meant by the term simple cells

Answer 9

A device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy