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4” Name the carbon-containing compounds produced by an engine in which there is incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel. 2 Complete this table. Write the name of each molecule in the space provided. * e@ | cece @@ * g% Name a Suggest an example of a nitrogen ‘oxide and draw a diagram of it in the box. 4 Tick (¥) the best description of a catalyst. A catalyst: O A reacts with substances that cause air pollution. OB slows down reactions that produce pollutants. OC isa type of filter found on vehicle exhausts. OD speeds up a reaction but is not used up or changed. 5 Explain how acid rain is formed. To answer this, tick (¥) one box for each of parts a and b below. a Certain gases dissolve in water vapour in the air including: b This causes rain that: O A carbon monoxide. O A has a pH of about 7. O B sulfur dioxide. QB has a higher pH than usual. O C soot. O C has a lower pH than usual. O D hydrogen. OD needs to be neutralised with an acid, 6 Acidic waste gases from a power station chimney can be neutralised by sprays of calcium hydroxide before they are released into the atmosphere. Complete the worc equation to show this reaction: nitric acid + calcium hydroxide —» 7 Tick (¥) the breathing problem ‘Acid rain emissions in the UK 1990-2007 caused by air pollution. : er O A asthma OB bronchitis i © ¢ cancer aes OD dabetes = * ee 5 254. 8 Look at the graph. 5 Acid rain emissions ” Year 4 a Complete the gaps in the sentences below using words and figures from the box. You may use them once, more than once or not at all. The line graph gives information about acid rain _ i over a year period in the UK. The total amount of acid rain emissions __nearly every year between 1990 and __ In 1990, the total of acid rain emissions was _ tonnes. This figure fell to million _ in 2007. This is a reduction of %.

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