Burning Fossil Fuels

Give ONE example of a fossil fuel

What needs to be combined with gasoline to make it burn?

• hydrogen

• oxygen

• carbon

Are there the same amount of oxygen atoms in the reactants are there are in the products?

• Yes

• No

REVIEW (from previous chapter): 

Are the molecules portrayed on the screen the reactants OR the products of combustion?

• reactants

• products

REVIEW (from previous chapter)

What type of bonds are found in the molecules of carbon dioxide shown (BE SPECIFIC)

BEFORE the Industrial Revolution the atmosphere was 0.28% CO₂

Now CO₂ levels are fifty percent higher so the atmosphere is now _______% CO₂ (DO THE MATH)

The carbon cycle that was just described is part of the ________________ Cycle which is the collective name for all the cycles on Earth that recycle matter

(HINT:  look in your notes back to the 2nd day of ecology notes if you need help)

When you exhale carbon dioxide, are you contributing to our planet getting extra warm in the same way that burning fossil fuels do?

• Yes

• No

Besides CO₂, the other TWO harmful greenhouse gasses that man is responsible for releasing in vast quantities are

• Water (H₂O)

• Methane (CH₄)

• Nitrous Oxide (N₂O)

• Propane (C₃H₈)

• Ozone (O₃)

What is one way that YOU can reduce the amount of greenhouse gas being released into our atmosphere?