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- 2. Canada is the world’s top exporter of minerals such as iron, nickel, copper, _____________ and zinc.
- 5. Plants absorb phosphorus in the form of compounds called ______________.
- 7. Minerals are mixed with many compounds in rocks called __________. Ex: calcium – limestone (CaCO_3).
- 9. The first step in the Metallurgy Process is crushing the rocks and separating the mineral from waste materials such as ________.
- 13. ____________ production is one of the most important natural resource industries in Canada.
- 17. Centuries later – mixing copper and tin to make a metal alloy called ___________.
- 18. ______________ can form compounds with nitrate or phosphate called potassium nitrate (KNO_3) or potassium phosphate (K_3PO_4).
- 19. Oxygen (O_2) makes up about 21% of the air you breathe and is called oxygen gas. All ___________ need oxygen to survive.
- 21. _______________ is the technology of separating a metal from its ore (rock).
- 22. _____________ is a chemical process in which plants combine carbon dioxide from the air/water and energy from the Sun to produce sugars and oxygen gas.
- 24. Air is mostly __________ and oxygen.
- 26. Carbon _________ (CO_2) is necessary for life on Earth. Carbon dioxide is released in the air by humans and by emissions from cars, factories etc.
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- 1. ______________ are naturally occurring compounds that contain a metal combined with oxygen, sulfur or other elements.
- 3. Producing the metal from the mineral in the metallurgy process involves ___________ changes.
- 4. Plants that grow in soil have been carefully enriched by the addition of chemical substances. These substances added to the soil to help plants to grow are called ____________.
- 6. __________ use Carbon dioxide to make Oxygen.
- 8. Ozone at ground level is harmful to living things. It can damage plants and cause ____________ problems to humans.
- 10. ____________ is harmless and is used for filling electric light bulbs and fluorescent tubes.
- 11. Nitrogen gas mixed with ________ produces Nitrogen Dioxide (NO_2) which is a toxic gas and it causes a yellow haze in the air.
- 12. The Ozone layer is very important to life on Earth because it ________ most of the Ultraviolet rays (UV rays) from the Sun.
- 13. Carbon ____________ (CO) is extremely poisonous. When Carbon monoxide molecules enter the lungs, the body’s red blood cells treat CO like oxygen.
- 14. Nitrogen (N) makes up approximately 80% of the _____________ and we can breathe it safely.
- 15. ____________ come from minerals in the soil and some from decomposing plant and animal matter.
- 16. Using a chemical reaction called nitrogen _____________, a few plants are able to change nitrogen from the air into compounds called nitrates.
- 20. ____________ are metals melted and mixed with other metals.
- 23. Solder is an alloy of _________ and tin. Solder is melted to join metal pieces such as electronic components, pipes or wires.
- 25. Prehistoric – used stone and ________ tools to plants crops, hunt animals and chop wood.