Consequences of fossil fuels & Energy Conservation

Multiple Choice

___________ is the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

• Habitat

• Environment

• Ecology

Multiple Choice

________________ is a substance used by oysters, lobsters, and countless other marine organisms to form shells.

• Sodium chloride

• Calcium carbonate

• Calcium sulfate

Multiple Choice

The plants, animals and other organisms that live in the saltwater of the sea or ocean are called ______________

• Marine life

• Wildlife

• Forest life

Open Ended

What is the affect of mining on the wildlife?

Open Ended

Mention one example of water pollution caused by fossil fuels

Multiple Choice

Fossil fuels produce large quantities of ______________ when burned.

• Oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen oxide

Open Ended

Carbon emissions change our atmosphere. Explain.

Multiple Choice

When we burn oil, coal, and gas, we change the ocean’s basic chemistry, making it more _________

• acidic

• neutral

• salty

Multiple Choice

As the acidity in our waters goes up, the amount of __________________ in marine organisms goes down

• calcium carbonate

• sodium carbonate

• potassium carbonate

Open Ended

How can low calcium carbonate in marine organisms affect the environment?

Open Ended

Think of other solutions related to transportation

Open Ended

List two personal Choices that you can make to conserve energy