Burning Fuel

Can humans see carbon dioxide with their eyes?

• Yes. Carbon Dioxide is a gray colored gas.

• Yes, but only if the lighting is just right.

• Usually no. Carbon Dioxide gas is only visible in high concentrations.

• No. Carbon Dioxide is an invisible gas.

How can invisible and scentless gasses like carbon dioxide be detected?

• By using a magnifying glass

• By using your nose to smell the gas

• By observing color change in a gas detecting substance

• By listening for changes in sound

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What is the relationship between the color of bromothymol blue and the amount of carbon dioxide in the air?

a

b

More Carbon Dioxide

Little to No Carbon Dioxide

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What gas is released when peat burns?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Smoke

• Nitrogren

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Which burn samples produced the most and least carbon dioxide?

a

b

c

Least Carbon Dioxide

Most Carbon Dioxide

No Carbon Dioxide

Middle amount of Carbon Dioxide

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What is smoke?

• Tiny particles of hot ash

• Type of gas

• Steam

• Type of Fog

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In our Fuel Burning Experiment we knew that MATTER was CHANGING because...

• the fuel changed color

• the fuel produced heat

• the fuel changed shape

• the fuel changed size

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In our Fuel Burning Experiment we knew that MATTER was MOVING in our system because...

• smoke was being released as the fuel burned.

• the mass of the fuel decreased after burning.

• the temperature increased during burning.

• the fuel changed color after burning.

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In our Fuel Burning Experiment we knew that ENERGY was being released because...

• smoke was released as the fuel burned.

• heat was produced as the fuel burned.

• the mass decreased as the fuel burned.

• Light was produced as the fuel burned.

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Which type of fuel type of fuel was the most difficult to light on fire and tended to smolder for a long time?

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