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- 1. Multiple Choice
The world's most abundant fossil fuel is ______.
coal
natural gas
oil
uranium
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Middle East is especially rich in deposits of ______.
coal
oil
methane
uranium-235
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT caused by the burning of fossil fuels?
air pollution
water pollution
release of carbon dioxide
a meltdown
- 4. Multiple Choice
In a nuclear power plant, which process is used to generate electricity?
burning of coal
burning of natural gas
nuclear fission
nuclear fusion
- 5. Multiple Choice
Oil and Natural gas result from
the migration of complex carbohydrates to nonporous rock formations
the decay of tiny marine organisms that accumulated on the ocean floor millions of years ago
the burning of high sulfur, low grade uranium
the decay of plants that lived in swamps hundreds of thousands of years ago
- 6. Multiple Choice
New nuclei and neutrons result from
nuclear fusion
the release of electrons from a positively charged atom
the splitting of an atom's nucleus
the splitting of an atom's neutron
- 7. Multiple Choice
Storage sites for nuclear waste
can only be located in mountain ranges
will always leak lethal amounts of radiation
should only be located in areas that are geologically stable
should be able to undergo transmutation
- 8. Multiple Choice
How is electricity generated in a coal powered plant?
heat from the burning coal boils water and produces steam which turns the turbines
heat from the burning coal heats the air which turns the turbines
the turbine breaks down the coal into liquid fuel that powers the generator
the coal is heated until it vaporizes and the vapor is the distilled in the combustion chamber which turns the turbine
- 9. Multiple Choice
Coal is formed when
sediments cover dead marine organisms
deposits of methane are subjected to high pressure
swamplands are buried by sediment and they weight provides heat & pressure that converts plants to coal
organic remains get trapped in nonporous rocks and merge into high energy molecules
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an advantage of nuclear energy
It does not produce solid waste
It is cost efficient
It poses no safety risks
It does not produce air pollution
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe Earth provides humans with an unlimited amount of fossil fuels. They are considered renewable.TrueFalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the 3 main fossil fuels?Coal, Oil, and GasolineCoal, Oil, and Natural GasElectricity, Gasoline, PetroleumCoal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources
- 13. Multiple ChoiceFossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......require expensive equipmenttake millions of years to replacecan be found all overprovide all the energy we use
- 14. Multiple Choice
This is the cleanest burning of the fossil fuels:
Natural Gas
Coal
Petroleum
Shale
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of these is an advantage of fossil fuels?
You can extract them without complicated machinery.
They are relatively inexpensive to produce.
Burning them does not have any negative side effects.
There is an unlimited supply of them.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Crude oil must be refined before it can be used as fuel. What does "refined" mean?
Taxed
Created
Purified
Burned
- 17. Multiple Choice
Splitting a uranium atom is called -
fission
fusion
- 18. Multiple Choice
Nuclear power uses ____ for fuel.
steel
coal
uranium
hydrogen
- 19. Multiple Choice
Types of pollution associated with burning coal and coal power plants
Sulfur pollution
particulate matter - Ash
thermal water pollution
CO2
All of the above
- 20. Multiple Choice
The process uses water and chemicals to drill of fossil fuels and gas trapped in shale below Earth's crust
Mining
Hydraulic Fracturing
OIl Drilling
Hydroelectricity
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