Lesson 5.9.3.1
5.9.3.1 Atmospheric pollutants from fuels Quiz: AQA Combined Science, Unit 16
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The 20 questions
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Which gas is produced when fuels containing sulfur are burned?
- Carbon monoxide
- Argon
- Sulfur dioxide
- Methane
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What is soot made of?
- Silicon dioxide
- Sodium chloride
- Iron oxide
- Carbon particles
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Which gas forms when a fuel burns with insufficient oxygen?
- Carbon monoxide
- Oxygen
- Helium
- Nitrogen
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Which of these is a particulate pollutant?
- Sulfur dioxide
- Oxides of nitrogen
- Soot
- Carbon monoxide
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Which of these is NOT a common product of burning fuels named in the spec?
- Sulfur dioxide
- Carbon dioxide
- Helium
- Water vapour
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Which solid particles are released into the air when fuels burn?
- Sulfur dioxide
- Carbon dioxide
- Soot
- Water vapour
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Which fuel component produces sulfur dioxide when burned?
- Oxygen
- Carbon
- Sulfur
- Hydrogen
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Which two elements do most fuels mainly contain?
- Sodium and chlorine
- Iron and oxygen
- Nitrogen and argon
- Carbon and hydrogen
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Which products form when a fuel containing sulfur burns fully in plenty of air?
- Hydrogen sulfide
- Sulfur dioxide
- Carbon monoxide
- Nitrogen gas
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Which pollutants increase during the incomplete combustion of a car fuel?
- Carbon dioxide
- Oxygen gas
- Carbon monoxide
- Nitrogen gas
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A coal power station burns high-sulfur coal. Which pollutant should be expected in greater amounts?
- Helium
- Argon
- Sulfur dioxide
- Neon
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Which pollutant can form only when the fuel contains sulfur?
- Carbon dioxide
- Soot
- Carbon monoxide
- Sulfur dioxide
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What does a yellow and smoky flame with black soot suggest?
- Incomplete combustion
- Thermal decomposition
- Full combustion
- Neutralisation
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How does sulfur dioxide form during the combustion of a fuel?
- Carbon reacts with nitrogen
- Sulfur reacts with oxygen
- Carbon reacts with oxygen
- Hydrogen reacts with water
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Which gas is released when sulfur impurities in fuels burn?
- Carbon monoxide
- Sulfur dioxide
- Methane
- Hydrogen
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Why is the presence of sulfur in fossil fuels an environmental concern?
- Forms acid rain
- Depletes ozone layer
- Causes global dimming
- Creates carbon monoxide
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Which type of solid particles can form particulates during combustion?
- Copper sulfate
- Sodium chloride
- Calcium carbonate
- Unburned hydrocarbons
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In a hot engine, nitrogen from air reacts with oxygen. Which pollutant results?
- Soot
- Sulfur dioxide
- Oxides of nitrogen
- Carbon monoxide
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What happens to pollutant gases and particles after they are released?
- They remain stationary
- They sink locally
- They instantly vanish
- They disperse
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What determines which pollutant gases form when a specific fuel is burned?
- Fuel composition
- Magnetic field
- Ambient lighting
- Container colour
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