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Topic 8 Fuels and Earth science Flashcards

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1 What are the chemical symbols for the elements carbon and hydrogen?

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C; H

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2 What type of bond (ionic, metallic or covalent) is found in simple molecules?

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covalent

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3 What state (solid, liquid or gas) is crude oil at room temperature?

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liquid

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4 How many shared electrons are there in a covalent bond?

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two

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5 Which element forms long chains in simple polymers such as polyethene

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carbon

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6 Which type of compound only contains hydrogen and carbon atoms?

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hydrocarbon

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7 Are ‘petrochemicals’ made from petrol, rock or crude oil?

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crude oil

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8 How many years hundreds, thousands or millions) does it take for crude oil to form?

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millions

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9 If something is not being made any more, is it described as ‘finite’ or as ‘non-renewable’?

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finite

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10 About how many litres of crude oil does the world use each second 180, 1800 or 180 000)?

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180 000

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11 Name the two elements found in hydrocarbons.

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carbon; hydrogen

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12 Crude oil is forming extremely slowly. Does this make it a finite resource or a non-renewable one?

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finite

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13 Petrol comes from crude oil. Give one use for petrol.

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fuel for cars

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14 Name the main hydrocarbon found in natural gas.

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methane

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15 Diesel oil is being used up faster than crude oil forms. Does this make it a finite resource or a non-renewable one?

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non-renewable

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16 Name the polymer formed from ethene, which comes from crude oil.

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polyethene

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17 Name the state change that occurs when a gas becomes a liquid.

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condensing/condensation

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18 What bonds or forces exist between molecules ionic, covalent or intermolecular)?

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intermolecular forces

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19 Compared with metals, do simple molecules typically have high boiling points or low ones?

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low

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20 Name the method used to separate a mixture of two or more liquids with different boiling points.

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fractional distillation

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21 Give one typical use of fuel oil.

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fuel for large ships/fuel for some power stations

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22 Crude oil is a source of feedstock. Give one other type of useful substance from crude oil.

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fuels

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23 Is crude oil described as a finite resource or an infinite resource?

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finite

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24 Name a non-renewable fossil fuel obtained from crude oil.

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petrol/kerosene/diesel oil/fuel oil

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25 Name the main non-renewable fossil fuel in natural gas.

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methane

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26 What process is used to separate crude oil into useful mixtures?

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fractional distillation

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27 Give one use for the gases fraction from crude oil.

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domestic heating/cooking

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28 Which fraction is more easily ignited, bitumen or kerosene?

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kerosene

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29 Which fraction is more viscous, bitumen or kerosene?

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bitumen

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30 Which hydrocarbons have the greater boiling points, the ones with larger molecules or the ones with smaller molecules?

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larger molecules

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31 Which elements are present in hydrocarbon molecules?

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carbon; hydrogen

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32 What is the most abundant element in air?

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nitrogen/N2

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33 Which gas reacts with hydrocarbons when they burn?

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oxygen/O2

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34 Name one fossil fuel used in cars.

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petrol/diesel oil

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35 Name a gas produced when carbon burns.

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carbon monoxide/carbon dioxide

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36 What compound forms when hydrogen burns in air?

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water

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37 What is the main fossil fuel in natural gas?

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methane

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38
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38 To get a roaring blue Bunsen burner flame, do you open or close the air hole?

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open it

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39 Which cells in the blood carry oxygen around the body?

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red blood cells

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40 What is the black solid element found in soot and smoke?

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carbon

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41 What are the products of the complete combustion of hydrocarbon fuels?

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carbon dioxide; water

42
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42 Which gas is produced during incomplete combustion, but not complete combustion, of hydrocarbon fuels?

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carbon monoxide

43
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43 What solid element is produced during the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbon fuels?

44
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44 Name the fuel used for large ships and some power stations.

45
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45 Which gas reacts with hydrocarbon fuels when they burn?

46
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46 What is the pH of pure water?

47
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47 Name the gas formed when acids react with metals.

A

hydrogen (MASH)

48
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48 Name the gas formed when acids react with calcium carbonate.

A

carbon dioxide (CASHOCO)

49
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49 Name the most abundant gas in the air.

50
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50 Name the solid yellow element placed below oxygen in group 6 of the period table.

51
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51 Name one hydrocarbon fuel used for cars.

A

petrol; diesel

52
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52 Which fraction ignites more easily, kerosene or fuel oil?

53
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53 Which fraction contains hydrocarbon molecules with the longer molecules, gases or bitumen?

54
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54 Name the process used to separate crude oil into simpler, more useful mixtures.

A

fractional distillation

55
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55 Name the homologous series to which ethane belongs.

56
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56 What are the two products of complete combustion of ethane?

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carbon dioxide; water

57
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57 What type of rain forms when sulfur dioxide, from some hydrocarbon fuels, dissolves in rainwater?

58
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58 Name the greenhouse gas released when any hydrocarbon fuel burns.

A

carbon dioxide

59
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59 Which occupies the least volume, 1 kg of hydrogen gas or 1 kg of liquid hydrogen?

A

1 kg of liquid hydrogen

60
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60 Is crude oil a finite resource or a renewable resource?

A

finite resource

61
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61 Which common compound of carbon and oxygen is thought to have been an abundant gas in Earth’s early atmosphere?

A

carbon dioxide

62
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62 What are the names of the Earth’s two nearest neighbouring planets?

A

Venus and Mars

63
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63 Name the biological process that increases oxygen levels and reduces carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.

A

photosynthesis

64
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64 What geological feature of a planet’s surface can give out large amounts of hot gas?

65
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65 Name the physical process that describes changing a vapour into liquid.

A

condensation

66
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66 What type of reaction occurs when a metal gains oxygen?

67
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67 How old do scientists think the Earth is: 4.5 billion years, 4.5 million years or 450 000 years?

A

4.5 billion years

68
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68 What sort of rocks are formed from layers of deposited material?

A

sedimentary rocks

69
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69 Which gaseous element forms most of the Earth’s atmosphere today?

70
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70 Titan is an icy moon of Saturn. What is ice made of?

71
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71 Where were the gases that formed the Earth’s early atmosphere released from?

72
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72 What two compounds are thought to have formed most of the Earth’s early atmosphere?

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water, carbon dioxide

73
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73 What is the chemical test for carbon dioxide?

A

turns limewater milky/cloudy

74
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74 What element forms most of the Earth’s atmosphere today?

75
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75 Which element that makes up about 21% of the atmosphere of Earth today was not thought to be present in the atmosphere 4.5 billion years ago?

76
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76 As the Earth evolved, chemical reactions with what element are thought to have slowed the release of oxygen to the atmosphere?

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77 What gas given out by volcanoes is thought to have condensed to form oceans?

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water vapour

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78 What factor has caused changes in Earth’s atmosphere but is not found on Venus or Mars?

79
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79 What process in plants releases oxygen?

A

photosynthesis

80
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80 What is the chemical test for oxygen?

A

relights a glowing splint

81
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81 The relighting of a glowing splint is the test for what gas?

82
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82 Why did the formation of the Earth’s early oceans cause a decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations?

A

the carbon dioxide dissolved in the water

83
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83 What do some sea creatures use dissolved carbon dioxide to help them do?

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form shells

84
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84 What sort of chemical compound are shells made from: an oxide, a carbonate or a chloride?

85
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85 What is the formula for calcium carbonate?

86
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86 What process in plants and algae causes a reduction of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations?

A

photosynthesis

87
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87 Photosynthesis affects the concentrations of two gases in the atmosphere – carbon dioxide, and what other gas?

88
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88 Give the name of some of the earliest photosynthetic microorganisms.

A

cyanobacteria

89
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89 Certain gases in the atmosphere keep the Earth warm. What is this effect called?

A

greenhouse effect

90
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90 Give the name of one of the most common greenhouse gases.

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carbon dioxide, methane, water vapour

91
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91 Name three greenhouse gases.

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methane, carbon dioxide, water vapour, CFCs and many others

92
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92 Energy is transferred from the Sun by what?

A

infrared/electromagnetic) radiation/waves/light

93
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93 The warm Earth emits what type of electromagnetic waves?

94
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94 In an atmosphere containing greenhouse gases, what happens to some of the infrared waves that the Earth emits?

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absorbed and re-emitted in all directions

95
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95 Why do modern thermometers give better quality evidence than those from the 18th century?

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thermometers are now more accurate/have a better resolution

96
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96 What word beginning with c describes the way in which two variables appear to be linked because they show similar patterns of change?

A

correlation

97
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97 What term is used to describe the changes to average weather conditions around the world?

A

climate change

98
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98 Evidence for carbon dioxide variations over the last 800 000 years comes from Antarctica. In what form is this evidence?

99
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99 What type of human activity has mainly increased the level of greenhouse gases since 1750?

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burning fossil fuels

100
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100 The acidity of the oceans is increasing due to more carbon dioxide dissolving in the water. What is this doing to the pH of the oceans?

A

decreasing it/making it more acidic

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