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- 1. Multiple Choice
Fossil fuel is an energy providing material that comes from
long-dead remains of living things.
the center of the Earth.
out space.
the atmosphere.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel.
coal
carbon dioxide
petroleum oil
natural gas
- 3. Multiple Choice
The fuel used in power plants to make electricity is
natural gas.
petroleum oil.
coal.
water.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Most energy modern people use comes from
nuclear power.
using wind energy.
using the sun's energy.
burning fossil fuels.
- 5. Multiple Choice
The remains that transformed into fossil fuels were buried for
a few hundred years.
millions of years.
less than 20,000 years.
hardly any time at all.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Heat and _____________ transformed living things into fossil fuels.
pressure
air
gas
water
- 7. Multiple Choice
There is a limited amount of fossil fuels.
true
false
- 8. Multiple Choice
Fossil fuels are a _______________________.
renewable resource
unknown resource
nonrenewable resource
new resource
- 9. Multiple Choice
The supply of fossil fuels is NOT rapidly depleting.
true
false
- 10. Multiple Choice
Burning fossil fuels causes ____________ and ____________.
acid rain
clean air
air pollution
clean cities
- 11. Multiple Choice
Fossil fuel burning releases large amounts of _______________.
oxygen
carbon dioxide
nitrogen
carbon monoxide
- 12. Multiple Choice
_____________ and ____________ trap heat in Earth's atmosphere.
oxygen
carbon dioxide
greenhouse gases
nitrogen
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