Across
- 2. Single-celled organisims that live in water. They are an important store of carbon or carbon sink.
- 5. Hydrated iron (III) oxide.
- 7. A base that dissolves in water.
- 9. A green chemical found in the chloroplasts of green plants.
- 12. A reaction of an acid with a base, forming a salt and water.
- 14. Simple written description of what is happening in a reaction.
- 15. A substance that releases hydroxide ions.
- 16. Highly combustible chemicals; petrol is a mixture of this.
- 19. A biological catalyst that speeds up a reaction.
- 20. A way of protecting aluminium from corrsion, by deliberately creating a layer of aluminium oxides over it.
Down
- 1. A black coating of silver sulfide that is produced when silver reacts with sulfur in the atmosphere; chemical formula Ag2S.
- 3. A simple sugar formed by photosynthesis and used in respiration.
- 4. Chemicals produced in a chemical reaction. They are written on the right-hand side of the arrow.
- 6. A process in which chemicals move, caused by different concentrations of the chemical.
- 8. A scale used to measure the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution.
- 10. Endothermic reaction that takes place in green plants. Uses energy from sunlight to combine water and carbon dioxide and produce glucose and oxygen gas.
- 11. A chemical reaction that releases energy.
- 13. A substance that releases hydrogen ions into an aqueous solution.
- 17. A term used to describe materials that store carbon in their structures. Plants and animals can be thought of as carbon sinks.
- 18. Rain that has acids such as nitric acid and sulfuric acid dissolved in it.
