| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Carbondioxide | Greenhouse gas produced by burning fuels |
| Atmostphere | Carbon Dioxide collects here |
| heat radiated from the earth's surface | Carbon dioxide reduces this |
| Changing temperatures around the world | Impact of global warming |
| Particulates | A group of pollutants produced when burning fossil fuels |
| Dimming | Particulates may cause global _________ |
| Unburnt Hydrocarbons | What particulates are made from. |
| Children | Particulates are particularly bad for this group of people. |
| There isn't enough oxygen present | Carbon monoxide is formed when? |
| Sulphur Dioxide and nitrogen oxides | Two other pollutants formed. |
| Hayfever & Asthma | Sulphur Dioxide and nitrogen oxides may cause these two ailments |
| Acid Rain | Sulphur Dioxide and nitrogen oxides form this |
| Dissolve in water droplets | How do Sulphur Dioxide and nitrogen oxides form acid rain? |
| Exhaust systems | Where are Catalytic Converters fitted? |
| Catalytic Converter | What can be installed to removed pollutants from gases that have been produced? |
| Transition Metals | What is in the Catalytic Converters that removes the pollutants? |
| FGD | What are the initials for the way quicklime is used to removed flue gases in power stations? |
| A mixture of a very large number of compounds | What is crude oil? |
| Two or more elements or compounds not chemically combined | What is a mixture? |
| Distillation | How can you separate a mixture? |
| Hydrocarbons | What do you call the compounds in crude oil? |
| C[n]H[2n+2] | General Formula for saturated hydrocarbons (where subscript i shown in [brackets]) |
| Alkanes | Saturated Hydrocarbons |
| Displayed formula | Formula where each atom is shown as its symbol |
| Molecular Formula | A formula where the structure of the atom is not shown |
| Fractions containing molecules with a similar number of carbon atoms. | What does fractional distillation of crude oil achieve? |
| Short | Short v long chain? Low boiling point |
| Long | Short v long chain? High Boiling Point |
| Short | Short v long chain? More Volatile |
| Long | Short v long chain? Less Volatile |
| Long | Short v long chain? More Viscous |
| Short | Short v long chain? Less Viscous |
| Short | Short v long chain? More Flammable |
| Long | Short v long chain? Less Flammable |
| Tendancy to turn into a gas | What is Volatility? |
| Methane | 1 Carbon Hydrocarbon |
| Ethane | 2 Carbon Hydrocarbon |
| Propane | 3 Carbon Hydrocarbon |
| Butane | 4 Carbon Hydrocarbon |
| Gases at room temperature | Property of first four hydrocarbons only |
| Lighter Fluid | Use of Petroleum Gasses |
| Aircraft Fuel | Use of Paraffin |
| Roads | Use of Tar |
| CH[4] + 2O[2] > CO[2] + 2H[2]O | Equation for combustion of Methane |
| Glucose > Ethanol + Carbon Dioxide | Word Equation of the production of Ethanol by fermentation |
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