Environmental Chemistry

1. Environmental Chemistry KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

2. Q1. What is a glass building where plants are grown called? KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

3. A1. Greenhouse KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

4. Q2. Name the greenhouse gas produced when fossil fuels are burnt. KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

5. A2. Carbon dioxide KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

6. Q3. Name the process used by green plants to convert light energy to chemical energy. KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

7. A3. Photosynthesis KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

8. Q4. What do we call all the raw materials on the earth. KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

9. A4. Resources KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

10. Q5. What type of light, just beyond the visible spectrum, causes cataracts and skin cancer? KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

11. A5. Ultra-violet KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

12. Q6. What do you call chemical or radioactive contamination of the environment by humans? KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

13. A6. Pollution KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

14. Q7. What is liquid pollution from the skies that kills trees and lakes called? KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

15. A7. Acid rain KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

16. Q8. What are valuable chemical compounds found in the earth's crust called? KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

17. A8. Minerals KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

18. Q9. What is the visible form of energy called? KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

19. A9. Light KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

20. Q10. What is the process where the average temperature of the earth increases called? KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

21. A10. Global warming KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

22. Q11. Name the form of oxygen that protects us from harmful ultraviolet radiation. KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

23. A11. Ozone KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

24. Q12. What is the very high region of the atmosphere where jet airliners fly called? KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

25. A12. The stratosphere KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

26. Q13. What are petrified (stony) remains of prehistoric plants and animals called? KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

27. A13. Fossils KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

28. Q14. What do we call a substance like oil, coal or gas that is burnt in air to release chemical energy? KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

29. A14. Fuel KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

30. Q15. Where does all our energy originally come from? KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

31. A15. The sun KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

32. Q16. Give the chemical name of "natural gas". It is also produced in large volumes by cattle. KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

33. A16. Methane KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

34. Q17. What do we call calcium carbonate as a sedimentary rock? KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

35. A17. Limestone KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

36. Q18. Name the banned liquid refrigerants that destroy the ozone layer. KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

37. A18. CFCs Chloro-fluoro-carbon compounds KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry

38. Well Done!Now check your score KS3 Unit 79g– Environmental Chemistry