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  1. What is the term for a chemical reaction that releases heat as a product?

    Answer: Exothermic Reaction

  2. What is a chemical reaction that absorbs energy?

    Answer: Endothermic Reaction

  3. What is the chemical reaction that releases energy trapped in fossil fuels?

    Answer: Combustion

  4. What is the main byproduct produced in fossil fuel combustion?

    Answer: Carbon Dioxide

  5. What is a hazardous byproduct that results when insufficient oxygen is available for combustion to take place ?

    Answer: Carbon Monoxide

  6. What is a byproduct of coal and oil combustion that can enter the atmosphere to cause acid rain?

    Answer: Sulfur Dioxide

  7. What is the only fossil fuel that only releases carbon dioxide during combustion?

    Answer: Natural Gas

  8. What is the byproduct besides carbon dioxide that is released during all combustions of fossil fuels?

    Answer: Water

 

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