Chapter 27: Carbon Footprint and Pollution

Sulfur dioxide

Sulfur dioxide

________ and oxides of nitrogen can be released.

Tat

________ can be a service an event or a product.

Carbon monoxide

________ is really dangerous because it can stop your blood from doing its proper job of carrying oxygen around the body.

Fossil fuels

________ such as crude oil and coal, contains hydrocarbons.

amount of greenhouse

Anything that reduces the ________ gases given out by a process will also reduce its carbon footprint.

'Carbon footprints

________ are basically a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released over the full life cycle of something.

Governments

________ could tax companies or individuals based on the amount of greenhouse gases they emit.

Reducing carbon footprint

renewable energy, tax companies, cap on emissions

A lot of governments are also worried

_________that making these changes will impact on the economic growth of communities

Carbon footprints are a measure of the

_______amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases

Measuring the total carbon footprint of something

_______________can be impossible

Renewable energy

_____or nuclear could be used instead of fossil fuels

Because not everyone is on board, its hard to make

__international agreements

Fossil fuels contain

_____hydrocarbons

Carbon monoxide is dangerous because

______it can stop your blood from carrying oxygen around the body

Sulfur dioxide is released during

___the combustion of fossil fuels

Sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen

_______cause acid rain

acid rain

_____damages buildings and metals

without oxygen

Incomplete combustion is combustion_______

(thing)+oxygen = carbon monoxide +carbon dioxide+carbon+water

Incomplete combustion equation is______

enough oxygen

Complete combustion is combustion with______

methane + oxygen = carbon dioxide and water

Complete combustion equation is______