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Y8 Combustion Formative

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following is not a fossil fuel?

a)

Wood

b)

Coal

c)

Petrol

d)

Natural Gas

2.

Why do we burn a fuel?

a)

To have fun

b)

To release energy

c)

To lose energy

d)

To produce carbon dioxide

3.
What is essential for a combustion reaction to begin?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Fuel 
c)
Fuel, oxygen and heat
d)
Water and oxygen
4.

What do we use limewater to test for?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Water

c)

Heat

d)

Smoke

5.

If a flame is giving off smoke, this type of combustion is occurring...

a)

Complete combustion

b)

Incomplete combustion

6.

What is NOT product of complete combustion?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

water

c)

carbon monoxide

d)

water

7.

Incomplete combustion is harmful to humans because it ___________________.

a)

increases the level of sugar in the blood

b)

produces large amounts of carbon dioxide

c)

decreases the amount of sugar in the blood

d)

produces carbon monoxide that reduces the level of oxygen in the blood

8.

Hydrocarbon fuel + oxygen ----> ___+____

(Select 2)

a)

CO2

b)

O2

c)

H2O

d)

CxHy

9.
The condition which are required for combustion to take place are:
a)
fuel
b)
ignition temperature
c)
oxygen
d)
all of these
10.
Write a Balanced Equation for this reaction:
C2H4 + 2 O2 -->
a)
C2O2 + H4
b)
CO2 + HOH
c)
CO + H
d)
2 CO2 + 2H2O
11.
Another term for burning is
a)
Fire triangle
b)
Magnesium oxide
c)
Combustion
d)
Bustion
12.
Which of the following chemical reactions involve combustion?
a)
A forest fire
b)
Human digestion
c)
A car using gasoline
d)
All of the above
13.

8.7: Combustion is when a __________ reacts with oxygen

a)

petrol

b)

fuel

c)

fire triangle

d)

carbon dioxide

14.
Incomplete combustion is when there is a limited amount of oxygen.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What is carbon monoxide?
a)
A toxic gas
b)
A large solid
16.

Which is true of air pollution and human health?

a)

Years of research link air pollution to lung diseases, birth defects, and cancer

b)

Air pollution is commonly listed as a cause of death.

c)

None of the health effects of air pollution are reversible.

d)

Healthy adults are most affected by air pollution.

17.

Carbon monoxide is released from...

a)

human body

b)

plants

c)

vehicles

d)

styrofoam

18.
T/F: Water vapor is a greenhouse gas
a)
True
b)
False
19.

What results from livestock and other agricultural practices and by the decay of organic waste in municipal solid waste landfills?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Methane

c)

Water Vapor

d)

Fluorinated Gases

e)

Nitrous Oxide

20.
What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?
a)
Temperature goes up
b)
Temperature goes down