C1 Air Quality-CGP

Question 0

When the earth cooled..

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The earth formed a thin crust

Question 1

Millions of years ago the earths surface was…

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Molten and any atmosphere boiled away

Question 2

Volcanoes gave out lots of gases, including

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Carbon Dioxide
Water Vapour
Nitrogen

Question 3

The oceans formed when…

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Water vapour condensed

Question 4

When there was lots of CO2 in the atmosphere…

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Green plants evolved and produced Oxygen by photosynthesis

Question 5

When plants died the buried under… … ….

And some co2 got locked ⬆ which over years turned into…

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Layers of rock

Fossil fuels

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When there was more oxygen the atmosphere killed of some organisms but allowed more more

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Complex organisms to evolve

Question 7

The atmosphere is made ⬆ of four main gasses which are

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Nitrogen 78%
Oxygen 21%
Argon and other 1%

Question 8

A pollutant is a chemical that’s harmful because it’s

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In the wrong place

Question 9

Particulates are

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Tiny particles in the air

Question 10

Human activity is adding

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Pollutants to the air

Question 11

The 5 main pollutants are

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Carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
Particulates
Sulfer dioxide
Nitrogen oxides

Question 12

The 3 main ways in which we are adding pollutants to the atmosphere are

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Burning fuels
Power stations
Vehicles

Question 13

Natural ways pollute the earth like…

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Volcanoes

Question 14

Pollutants affect us directly and indirectly, for example

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Directly- death like from breathing difficulties

Indirectly- environment, acid rain kills fish that we eat

Question 15

Atoms joined together are called

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Molecules

Question 16

Most fossil fuels have just 2 atoms that are

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Hydrogen
Carbon
These also known as HYDROCARBONES

Question 17

Fossil fuels are formed from

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Dead plants and animals

Question 18

We get fuel from … which is drilled out of the earth.

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Crude Oil

Question 19

Unlike many other fossil fuels, coal is made ⬆ of

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Carbon + impurities

No hydrogen

Question 20

⬆ to page 12

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Ok

Question 21

Why are fossil fuels burnt?

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Release energy

Question 22

What are the 2 main purposes of fossil fuels

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Power stations and vehicles

Question 23

When fossil fuels burn with carbon in it produces lots of

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Pollutants containing carbon stuff obvioustly

Question 24

1 way Carbon dioxide is made is when fossil fuels burn with lots of

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Oxygen | Complete combustion

Question 25

Carbon monoxide is made when fossil fuels bunt without much

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Oxygen | Incomplete combustion

Question 26

Carbon basses pollutants are

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Carbon - monoxide (1 oxygen atom) - dioxide (2 oxygen atoms) - particles (little bits of it)

Question 27

The """""""" of carbon dioxide looks like

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O-C-O | CO2

Question 28

What's more harmful to us? Carbon monoxide Carbon Dioxide

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Carbon Monoxide | Cause headaches, drowsiness and even kill

Question 29

Carbon particles a) Make by ______ b) Also called ______ c) Makes stuff ______

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a) Carbon burning incompletely b) Soot c) Dirty

Question 30

Where does sulfur one from

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In fossil fuels | Only small amounts of it though

Question 31

Sulfur dioxide is a pollutant because it causes

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Acid rain | Its the the only way it can go

Question 32

Why is acid rain bad? | 4/2

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Makes water acidic killing fish Damages statues Kills animals Kills trees

Question 33

Nitrogen turns to a form of nitrogen monoxide when it reacts with... in ....Then after it reacts with more oxygen to form....

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Oxygen Hot enough places/car engines Nitrogen Dioxide

Question 34

Nitrogen Monoxide and Nitrogen Dioxide are jointly referred to as? NO - NO2

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Nitrogen oxides | NOx

Question 35

What does nitrogen dioxide become?

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Acid rain/dilute nitric acid | Similarly to sulfur dioxide

Question 36

The simplistic way to reduce pollution is

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To use less electricity

Question 37

Filtering natural gas and fuel oil can reduce the amount of

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Sulfur

Question 38

When coal is burnt you can reduce the amount of .... And .... By .... Which involve running an .... Down a flue chimne.

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Sulfur dioxide Particulates Wet scrubbing Alkali

Question 39

If everybody used public transport less

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Pollutants would be made

Question 40

Biofuels give out.......CO*2.... taken in by plants that make the fuel itself.

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The same amount of co2 as they take in | They are carbon neutral

Question 41

Electric cars give out... Emissions

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No, however they are produced elsewhere