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A fossil fuel is a natural fuel formed in the geological past from remains of living organisms.
True
False
Each land mass has the same amount and access to fossil fuels
True
False
Consumption of energy is decreasing.
True
False
Fracking or Hydraulic Fracturing is the process in which oil and gas companies drill into the ground to extract natural gas from the shale rock.
True
False
A type of petroleum product is:
transport fuel
Lubricants (motor oil and grease) and solvents
Asphalt/Tar
plastics
All of the above
Fossil fuels provide for over 85% of all the energy we consume.
True
False
An example of a fossil fuel is:
Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
All of the above
None of the above
All fossil fuels are renewable resources.
True
False
When China and India use fossil fuels as we do, fossil fuel use will
be 6x as much as us
be 42x as much
decrease in half
will be as much as we use
From the lab, CO2 ....
absorbs and retains heat more than regular air
absorbs and retains heat less than regular air
does nothing to an amount of air's ability to gain/lose heat
causes air to cool off for long periods.
Bio-accumulation is
the build up of toxins over time from eating organisms who have small amounts of the toxin
the build up of toxins over time from eating organisms who have lage amounts of the toxin
the loss of toxins over time by eating organisms who absorb small amounts of the toxin
the build up of toxins after eating an organism once
Burning of fossil fuels
increases greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
acidifies water
pollutes the air
All of them Wiz.
CO2 has been on the rise since
The age of the Dinosaurs
The bronze age
Since the start of the industrial age (1880s)
Since 1987
Your ecological footprint is
what you leave in the sand as you walk on the beach.... oh man.... the beach
How much you use in energy, goods and services as a human which impacts the environmet
How much you save on energy, goods and services as a human which impacts the environment.
How much salad you eat in a year.
Environmental science is the study of
How the world works
How we affect our world
How the world affects us
All of them Wiz
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