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C2 (1) Flashcards

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What is the Crust?

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A thin outer layer of solid rock

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What is the Lithosphere? Properties?

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Includes crust and upper part of mantle.
Made up of tectonic plates
Relatively cold and rigid

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What is the mantle?

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Near the crust = rigid

Deeper = flow slowly and less rigid and temp. increases

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What is the core?

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Inner core = solid

Outer core = liquid

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What does radioactive decay cause in the mantle?

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Convection currents which causes plates to move

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What are tectonic plates?

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Float on mantle
Move 2.5cm per year
Volcanoes and earthquakes often occur where plates meet

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7
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What are used to study the structure of the Earth?

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Seismic waves

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What are seismic waves used for?

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To study the structure of the earth

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How are seismic waves used to study the earth?

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Measuring the time takes for waves to travel through earth and where they’re detected.
P?waves = through liquid and solid
S?waves = only in solids

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What causes seismic waves?

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Earthquakes or man made explosions on earth’s surface

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What is Wegener’s theory? (1914)

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Said that Africa and South America had previously been one continent that had split.
Continental drift” that there was once one supercontinent that has drifted apart.”

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What evidence supported Wegener’s theory?

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Matching rock layers on the different continents.

Same earthworms

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Why wasn’t Wegener’s theory accepted at first?

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The movement wasn’t detectable and the drifting” explanation wasn’t convincing.”

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What new evidence was found in 1960? (Sea floor spreading)

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Scientists investigated mid?atlantic ridge.
Evidence that magma rises up through sea floor, solidifies and forms underwater mountains that are roughly symmetrical either side of the ridge. (Suggests that sea floor is spreading)

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What new evidence was found in 1960? (Rocks)

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The magnetic oritentation of rocks.
As magma erupts through gap, iron particles in rocks align with magnetic field. The magnetic field swaps direction and rock either side of the ridge has bands of magnetic polarity.

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What causes volcanoes to occur?

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When molten rock (magma) from the mantle emerges through the Earth’s crust

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What is subduction?

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When a dense oceanic plate is forced under a less dense continental plate

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How do oceanic and continental plates colliding cause volcanoes?

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The oceanic plate is forced under continental
Oceanic plate is cooler at edges so they sink easily, pulling the plate down
As it is forced down the oceanic crust melts and starts to rise.
If the molten rock comes to the surface = volcano

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What rocks are made from molten rock cooling down and solidifying?

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Igneous rocks

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What does the type of igneous rock made depend on?

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How quickly the magma cools

The composition of the magma

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When is an eruption fairly safe?

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If the magma forms iron?rich basalt and the lava from the eruption is runny

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When is an eruption explosive?

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If the magma is silica?rich rhyolite. Thick lava is produced which can be violently blown out the volcano

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Why is it hard to predict the eruptions of volcanoes?

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They are very unpredictable

Scientists can only say more than normal to happen not that its certain

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24
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How are sedimentary rocks formed?

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?Formed from layers of sediment in lakes or seas
?Over millions of years layers get buried under more layers ad the weight of this squeezes the water out
?Fluids flowing through the pores deposit natural mineral cement

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25
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What is limestone formed from?

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Seashells = calcium carbonate

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26
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What is produced when limestone (CaCO3) thermally decomposes?

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Calcium oxide and carbon dioxide

CaCO(3) = Ca0 + C0(2)

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How are metamorphic rocks formed?

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By the action of heat and pressure on sedimentary or igneous rocks over long periods of time

Eg. Marble formed from limestone

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How are igneous rocks formed?

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When magma cools

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Why are igneous rocks very hard?

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Contain various mineral in randomly arranged interlocking crystals = very hard

Eg. Granite

30
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Where do we get/find aluminium and iron from?

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Extracting from ores in rocks

31
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How is glass made?

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Heating limestone, sand and soda until it melts =glass

32
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How are bricks made?

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By firing clay at very high temperatures

33
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How is cement made?

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By roasting powdered clay and powdered limestone in a kiln to make a complex mixure of calcium and aluminium silicates

34
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What happens when cement is mixed with water?

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Slow chemical reaction takes place

Causes cement to gradually set hard

35
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What can cement be mixed with to make concrete?

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Sand, aggregate and water

36
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What are two advantages for using concrete to construct buildings?

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Cheap and very quick

37
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What is reinforced concrete?

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Composite material

Combination of concrete and steel

38
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What is the advantage of reinforced concrete?

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Combines the hardness of concrete with the flexibility and strength of steel

39
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What four environmental problems are linked to extracting rocks?

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  1. Quarrying uses up land
  2. Transporting rocks = noise and pollution
  3. Quarrying process produces dust and noise
  4. Disused sites are dangerous.
    ? Former quarries = people drown
    ? Former mines = collapse
40
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What is an alloy?

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A mixture of a metal and other elements

Eg. Two or more different metals
Metal and a non?metal

41
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Why are alloys often more useful than the pure metal?

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Because new properties are made and these are often more useful than the pure metals properties

42
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What is steel an alloy of?

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Iron and carbon

43
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What properties does steel have due to being an alloy?

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Harder than iron
Stronger than iron
Iron corrodes, steel doesn’t

44
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What are some uses of steel?

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Bridges, engine parts, cutlery, cars and ships

45
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What is brass an alloy of?

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Zinc and copper

46
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What are the properties of brass?

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Mixture of those of copper and zinc

Brass is harder than either of them

47
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What uses does brass have?

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Muscle instruments and screws

48
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What is bronze an alloy of?

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Copper and tin

49
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What properties does bronze have?

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Stronger and harder than tin

More resistant to corrosion

50
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What uses does bronze have?

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Springs, motor bearings, sculptures and bells

51
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What is solder an alloy of?

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Lead and tin

52
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What does the alloy amalgam contain?

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Mercury

Often used in dentistry

53
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What is an example of a smart alloy?

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Nitinol = alloy of nickel and titanium

54
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What property does nitinol have?

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Shape memory = goes back to being original shape after being bent and twisted

55
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What is nitinol often used in?

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Glasses frames

56
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What is the word equation for the corrosion/rusting of iron?

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Iron + Oxygen + Water = Hydrated iron (III) oxide

57
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Why doesn’t aluminium corrode when wet?

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Aluminium reacts quickly with oxygen and forms aluminium oxide.
This acts as a protective layer to stop any further reaction take place

58
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What are two reasons for why car bodies are often made out of aluminium rather than steel?

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  1. Lower density = lighter = better fuel economy = saves fuel resources
  2. Corrodes less = longer lifetime
59
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What is a major disadvantage of aluminium?

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Costs a lot more than iron or steel

60
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What five different materials are needed to build different bits of a car?

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  1. Steel: Bodywork
  2. Aluminium: Engine parts
  3. Glass: Windscreens/windows
  4. Plastics: Internal coverings
  5. Fibres: Seats and floorings
61
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What are three reasons for why cars are recycled?

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Save natural resources
Save money
Reduce landfill use

62
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What is an acid?

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A substance with a pH less than 7.

63
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What do acids form in water?

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H+ ions

64
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How is the pH of an acid determined?

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The concentration of H+ ions

65
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What is a base?

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A substance with a pH greater than 7.

66
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what do bases form in water?

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OH? ions

67
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What is an alkali?

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A base that is soluble in water

68
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What is the reaction between acids and bases called?

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Neutralisation

69
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What is the word equation for neutralisation?

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Acid + Base = Salt + Water

70
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What is the equation for neutralisation in terms of H+ and 0H? ions

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H+ + 0H? = H(2)0

This is a reversible reaction

71
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C2

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C2

Chemistry (8 decks)

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