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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not a type of fossil fuel?
Coal
Sun
Petroleum
Natural Gas
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat are fossil fuels?
Dinosaur bones
Resources made from once living organisms
Combination of different rocks
Gas Stations
- 3. Multiple Choice
Fossil fuels can be described as ...
natural and renewable
artificial and renewable
natural and non-renewable
artificial and non-renewable
- 4. Multiple Choice
What do we need fossil fuels for?
Electricity, transportation, and heating
Food
Sunlight
Growing, building muscle, calcium
- 5. Multiple Choice
How does petroleum form?
From layers of trees and leaves
from once-living aquatic organisms underneath pressure and heat
from different rocks
from gasses in the air and underground
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy is burning fossil fuels harmful?
Because we won't have any fossil fuels if we burn them all
Because they can get extremely hot
Because it increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the air
Because this destroys fossils
- 7. Multiple Choice
Carbon is ...
a black rock
an element found in all living things
a greenhouse gas
a fossil fuel
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is true about coal?
It consists of carbon and inorganic material
It consists of minerals and organic materials
It formed in recent years
It can be used to generate electricity
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is NOT true about coal?
When burnt it produces clay substances and sulphur salts
When burnt it produces carbon dioxide, ashes and polluting substances
It is found in coal fileds or coal beds
It is made up of organic material only
- 10. Multiple Choice
The types of natural coal are
lignite, bituminous coal and anthracite
anthracite and coke
coke, lignite and bitumen
hard and soft coal
- 11. Drag and Drop
The extraction of coal is called (a)
surface or underground miningunderground drillingdistillation - 12. Drag and Drop
A layer of sediment rich in organic material is called (a)
source rockderrickimpermeable rockreservoiroil well - 13. Drag and Drop
A boring in the soil through which oil and gas come to the surface is called (a)
an oil well or gas wella casinga derricka refinery - 14. Multiple Choice
What is correct about petroleum?
it is a mixture of minerals and organic matter
it is a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons and organic compounds
it is found in oil traps under layers of impermeable rock
it is found in source rocks
seismic waves can be used to find it
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a greenhouse gas?
a gas created from a plant
gas that causes the atmosphere to get warmer
a green colored gas
a gas that kills you right away
- 16. Multiple Choice
Mining, drilling and transporting fossil fuels causes damage to natural habitats and can lead to land and water pollution.
True
False
- 17. Multiple Choice
Crude oil must be processed before use
True. It must be cleared of impurities and distilled
False. It can be used as it comes out
True. It must be mixed with water
- 18. Drag and Drop
Crude oil is transported to refineries via (a) on land or under the sea or (b)
pipelinestankerstrucks and lorriessmall ships - 19. Multiple Choice
We need petroleum to produce
only thermal energy
petrochemicals
different forms of energy
gas and gasoline
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich greenhouse gas is produced most by the automobile industry?HydrogenSulfurMethaneCarbon Dioxide
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhy do we use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources?
Less Expensive
More Energy
All of the other options
Always available
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.coaloilwindnatural gas
- 23. 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
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the result of using fossil fuels more rapidly than they are formed?The reserves will be refilled more quickly.The reserves will eventually be used up.The price of fossil fuels will fall.The reserves will not be affected.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceFactories where crude oil is separated into fuels and other products are calledincinerators.deposits.reserves.refineries.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceA liquid fossil fuel formed from the remains of animals, algae, and other organisms ispetroleum.coal.natural gas.hydrocarbon.
- 27. Multiple Choice
What is NOT correct about natural gas?
it is used only as a fuel
it consists of carbon
it consists mostly of methane
it is usually found with petroleum
it must not be processed
- 28. Multiple Choice
Methane is
is a gaseous hydrocarbon
is a greenhouse gas
can be found with coal
less polluting than coal and petroleum
- 29. Drag and Drop
Natural gas is found (a)
in the pores of rocksin big underground cavesinside impermeable rocksonly offshore - 30. Multiple Choice
What is correct about natural gas?
it cannot be transported
it is transported through pipelines
it can be liquefied
it cannot be stored
it can be stored in underground facilities
- 31. Match
Match the following decaying organisms
originate coal
animals and plants once-living in the sea
originate petroleum
trees and plants once-living in swamps
originate natural gas
- 32. Match
Match the following A
water
C
source rock
D
oil
E
gas
B
cap rock
- 33. Match
Match the following bituminous coal
the oldest type of coal - highest carbon content and lowest moisture
lignite
the youngest type of coal - contains lowest carbon content and highest moisture
anthracite
medium carbon and moisture content
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