Chemistry Paper 2: Earth's Resources

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Finite Resource

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(b) Renewable Resource

• Uranium

• Metals

• Fossil Fuels

• Rubber

• Plastic

• Wood

• Biofuels

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Natural Products

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(b) Synthetic Products

• Rubber

• Wool

• Stone

• Nylon

• Glass

• Plastic

What is potable water?

• Water from a pot

• Water which is safe to drink

• Water with no impurities in it

• Water which can be put in a pot

Which substances would you NOT find in pure water?

• Bacteria

• Minerals

• Dirt

• Acids

• None of these

How is water sterilised?

• Passing fresh water through filter beds and sterilising

• Removal of salt from sea water

• Reverse osmosis or distillation

• Using chlorine, ozone or ultraviolet light

In what ways can desalination be carried out?

• Passing fresh water through filter beds and sterilising

• Removal of salt from sea water

• Reverse osmosis or distillation

• Using chlorine, ozone or ultraviolet light

What is the main disadvantage of desalination?

• It requires a large amount of energy

• It is carried out at a high pressure

• A low temperature is used

• It has a low atom economy

Reorder the following steps in the processing of fresh water into potable water

• Coarse filter

• Sterilisation (Chlorine, Ozone UV)

• Fine Filter

• Storage

• Sedimentation Tanks

Match the following

• Condensation

• 
• Condenser

• An improvement to the experiment is to add a

• Evaporation / Boiling

• Heating the water causes

• Delivery Tube

• Cooling the water causes

• Conical Flask

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Reorder the following method for measuring the mass of solids in a sample of water

• Weigh the vessel

• Add water to the vessel

• Heat to evaporate the water

• Weigh the vessel and solids