Combustion
Across
- 2. the process of adding oxygen to something
- 5. the process of a substance or chemical element oxidizing
- 10. Rapid oxidation producing heat and light
- 11. a stream of hot, burning gas from something on fire
- 13. any basic substance that is used in or produced by a reaction involving changes to atoms or molecules
- 15. the process of burning something completely
- 16. The process of burning
- 18. If a substance oxidizes, it combines with oxygen and loses hydrogen to form another substance, and if something oxidizes a substance, it causes it to do this.
- 19. the power and ability to be physically and mentally active
Down
- 1. a chemical combination of hydrogen and carbon, such as in oil or petrol
- 3. the electrical system in an engine that causes the fuel to burn or explode in order to start the engine
- 4. the fact of something such as a bomb exploding
- 6. a substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned
- 7. the part of a cooker, light, etc. that produces flame or heat
- 8. the force you produce when you press something
- 9. the process of a substance or chemical element oxidizing
- 12. an occasion when two or more substances react with and change each other
- 14. small dry sticks or other materials used to start a fire
- 17. a chemical element that is a gas with no smell or colour. Oxygen forms a large part of the air on earth, and is needed by animals and plants to live.