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  • name two fuels used in nuclear power plant
    plutonium, uranium
  • name two ways of conserving energy at home
    1. loft insulation 2. cavity wall insulation
  • Name three (3) greenhouse gases
    carbon dioxide, methane, vapor
  • What is peat?
    a partially decayed plant
  • How do you call the heat from within the earth?
    geothermal
  • In which kind of rocks can crude oil be found?
    porous and impermeable rock
  • Which fossil fuel is made from giant plants?
    coal
  • Which fossil fuel(s) is/are made from marine plants and animals?
    natural gas and crude oil
  • Name three effects of global warming
    powerful storms, melting of polar caps, flooding
  • What is global warming?
    the gradual increase in the Earth's atmosphere caused by high levels of greenhouse gases
  • Why is crude oil called a fossil fuel?
    because it is made from marine plants and animals
  • name 5 renewable energy sources
    solar, wind, biomass, tidal, hydropower, geothermal
  • At what temperature is crude oil heated at a fractional distillation?
    400 degrees Celsius
  • What are organic compounds?
    are compounds which contain carbon atoms joined to hydrogen and somethimes other atoms.
  • Define fractional distillation
    a technique used to separate mixture of gases in a crude oil
  • Name the products of burning methane gas in air
    carbon dioxide, water vapor, energy
  • Which processes turn the remains of ancient plants and animals into fossil fuels?
    high temperature and high pressure
  • What is an estuary?
    a tidal mouth of a large river where the tide meets the stream
  • Which products of crude oil are liquid fuels?
    petrol and paraffin
  • A place where electricity is generated is called
    power plant
  • In which type of rock are crude oil and natural gas found?
    sedimentary rock
  • what is photosynthesis?
    the process of making sugars from carbon dioxide, water and energy
  • Name three greenhouse gases
    carbon dioxide, methane and vapor