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What do tectonic plates float on?
The crust and the upper part of the mantle
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Why has Britain been located on different parts of the surface of the Earth?
Most of the plates move at speeds of a few cm per year relative to each other
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List three processes by which minerals are formed
Sedimentation, Evaporation and Erosion
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What is coal made from?
Carbon
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Where is salt mined in the UK?
Underground deposits
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What is rock salt?
A mixture of salt and impurities
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Give three methods of obtaining salt industrially
Salt for food, Making chemicals, Roads to stop ice forming (grit)
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What is a food preservative?
Something added to foods to give them a longer life, before they go out of date
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Health concerns associated with too much salt?
High blood pressure, Strokes and Heart attacks
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Name three products of brine electrolysis
Oven cleaner, Soap, Bleach
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Give three uses of chlorine
Disinfectants, Killing bacteria, Plastics (PVC)
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How is bleach made?
Reacting chlorine with sodium hydroxide
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Name two toxic chemicals that can be used in large-scale brine electrolysis
Asbestos (can cause lung cancer) and Mercury (contaminated fish)
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Why is chlorine added to water supplies?
Kills diseases causing microorganisms, Kills bacteria, Prevents growth of algae
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What is an alkali?
A compound that forms hydroxide ions when dissolved in water
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Why are alkalis added to some soils?
To grow, Neutralise the crops before being planted
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What does LCA stand for?
Life Cycle Assessment
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Four stages that need to be considered when doing an LCA?
Choice of material, Manufacture, Using the product and Product Disposal
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