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Unit 7 Flashcards

1
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rain that is polluted with gases

A

acid rain

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2
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a long period of time (for example the Stone Age)

A

age

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3
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a system that cools the air in a building

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air conditioning

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4
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energy from natural sources, such as solar power or wind power

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alternative energy

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5
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science used in practical ways

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applied science

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6
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the smallest amount of an element

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atom

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7
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a unit of measurement for oil

A

barrel

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8
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if something is used up, there is none left

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be used up

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9
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a fuel made from a plant source

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bio-fuel

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10
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an animal that lives in the desert and has a hump

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camel

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11
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an element (C)

A

carbon

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12
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a hard black substance that comes from the ground and that is burnt for fuel

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coal

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13
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oil before it has been refined or purified

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crude oil

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14
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oil that lorries run on

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diesel oil

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15
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a very poisonous substance

A

dioxin

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16
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very greatly

A

dramatically

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17
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a house that uses technology which respects the enviroment

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eco-house

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18
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a basic natural substance such as carbon or oxygen which has one type of atom only

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element

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19
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design and construction of machines, bridges etc.

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engineering

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20
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alcohol

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ethanol

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21
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because there wasn’t enough …

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for lack of …

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22
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a fuel such as gas or coal which comes from decayed plants

A

fossil fuel

23
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a part or proportion of something

A

fraction

24
Q

petrol

A

gasoline

25
Q

gases that cause global warming

A

greenhouse gases

26
Q

a compound that has carbon and hydrogen atoms

A

hydrocarbons

27
Q

a gas (H)

A

hydrogen

28
Q

infinite

A

limitless

29
Q

the commander of all the Allied armies (Britain,France etc.) during the first World War

A

Marshal Foch

30
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very, very small

A

microscopic

31
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an abbreviation showing the structure of a chemical substance

A

molecular formula

32
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gas for fuel that comes from underground or under the sea

A

natural gas

33
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the thick black substance from which petrol is made

A

oil

34
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a period in which there is not enough oil

A

oil crises

35
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an industrial site where oil is purified to make gas and petrol

A

oil refinery

36
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a structure in the sea where there is an oil well

A

oil rig

37
Q

a deep hole made in the ground to get oil

A

oil well

38
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to reach its greatest amount

A

peak

39
Q

a long tube that carries a liquid or gas

A

pipe

40
Q

(here) Earth

A

planet

41
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a kind of chemical compound which has large atoms which are themselves made of smaller atoms of the same type

A

polymer

42
Q

polyvinyl chloride; a type of plastic

A

PVC

43
Q

energy that will not run out, such as wind power

A

renewable energy

44
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to use

A

run on

45
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if you run out of something, you have none of it left

A

run out of

46
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a square device placed on a roof to catch the energy from the sun

A

solar panel

47
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energy from the sun

A

solar power

48
Q

where something comes from

A

source

49
Q

an early period of human history when people used stone tools

A

Stone Age

50
Q

a cooker

A

stove

51
Q

the amount of something that is available for use

A

supplies

52
Q

a large container

A

tank

53
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very soon

A

urgently

54
Q

tiny drops of liquid forming a mist

A

vapour

Englisch (10 decks)

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