Using Resources Flashcards
(13 cards)
1
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Name properties of ceramics
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Insulators, brittle, stiff
2
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Name properties of polymers
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Insulators, flexible, easily moulded
3
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Name properties of metals
A
Malleable, conductors, ductile, shiny, stiff
4
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What are alloys
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Where another metal is added to a metal which makes the alloy harder than the pure metal
5
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What is rusting
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The corrosion of iron or steel
6
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What is corrosion
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Where a metal reacts with the environment and is gradually destroyed
7
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What is necessary for iron to rust
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Air and water
8
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How do you prevent rusting
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- Painting/coating
- Electroplating
- Oiling
- Sacrificial layer
- Galvanisation
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10
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What is potable water
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Water that has been treated or is naturally safe to drink
11
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How do you make potable water from freshwater
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- Filtration (through a wire mesh then sand and gravel)
- Sterilisation ( via chlorine or ozone)
12
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How do you desalinate water
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Distillation
13
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How do you treat waste water
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- Screening ( removes large materials)
- Sedimentation ( heavy solids sink to the bottom and produce sludge)
- Digestion (aerobic bacteria break down organic matter)
- Anaerobic digestion ( sludge is broken down to produce methane)
