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Chemistry IGCSE Chapter 1 Planet Earth Quiz 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Renewable sources

a)

coal

b)

natural gas

c)

solar energy

d)

wind energy

2.

Potentially-renewable resources

a)

water

b)

fresh air

c)

carbon

d)

fossil fuels

3.

Non-renewable resources

a)

biomass

b)

oil

c)

coal

d)

minerals

e)

natural gas

4.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
5.
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.
a)
Water
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Sun
d)
Air
6.
Which one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?
a)
cooking with gas
b)
planting trees
c)
burning wood
d)
riding in a bus
7.
What does not produce carbon dioxide?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Animal respiration
d)
Plants decaying
8.
In the carbon cycle, producers take in the gas __
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon monoxide
9.
How does the carbon in grass become part of a lion?
a)
The lion eats the grass
b)
Carbon from grass doesn't end up in a lion. 
c)
The carbon ends up in the lion's food chain. 
d)
The lion breathes in carbon given out by the plant
10.
In what process is Carbon transformed into chemical energy?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Respiration
c)
Primary Production
d)
Secondary Production
11.
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Which process converts carbon in the form of sugar into carbon dioxide gas?
a)
Bioremediation
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Respiration
d)
Transpiration
13.
Carbon can be found in...
a)
The atmosphere
b)
Soil
c)
Fossil fuels
d)
All of the above
14.
What process occurs when coal (fossil fuel) is used for energy?
a)
Decomposition
b)
Combustion
c)
Pressurization 
d)
Respiration 
15.

Respiration is:

a)

glucose + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water + energy

b)

glucose + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water

c)

carbon dioxide + water --> glucose + oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide + water + energy--> glucose + oxygen

16.

Combustion is:

a)

fuel + carbon dioxide --> water + oxygen

b)

fuel + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + energy

c)

fuel + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water

d)

fuel + water --> energy + carbon dioxide

17.

Products of Heating of limestone (calcium carbonate)

a)

calcium oxide + carbonate

b)

calcium carbonate + oxygen

c)

calcium hydroxide + carbon dioxide

d)

calcium oxide + carbon dioxide

18.

Photosynthesis:

a)

glucose + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water + sunlight

b)

carbon dioxide + water + sunlight --> glucose + oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide + water --> glucose + oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide + glucose + sunlight --> oxygen + water

19.

How is CO2 removed from the atmosphere

a)

decomposers break down dead organisms

b)

haber process

c)

combustion

d)

by dissolving in water

20.

Haber Process

a)

natural process where nitrogen gas in converted into ammonia which is used to make fertilisers

b)

man-made process where nitrogen gas in converted into ammonia which is used to make fertilisers

c)

man-made process where carbon n converted into ammonia which is used to make fertilisers