Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels!

A prior knowledge "quiz"

Multiple Choice

Fossil fuels are primarily made of prehistoric, pressurized . . .

• dinosaurs (animals)

• vegetation (plants)

Multiple Select

Which of the following is are fossil fuels?

(Select all of them.)

• Oil

• Nuclear

• Coal

• Natural Gas

• Wood

Global Energy Use

​(2019)

Multiple Choice

Which fossil fuel was heavily used at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural gas

Multiple Choice

True or False? The United States produces more natural gas today than it did 50 years ago.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False? The United States produces more oil today than it did 50 years ago.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Today, most coal energy is principally used for:

• transportation

• industry

• home heating

• electricity

Multiple Choice

Today, most oil energy is principally used for:

• transportation

• industry

• home heating

Multiple Choice

In terms of air pollution, which fossil fuel is the dirtiest?

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural gas

Multiple Choice

In terms of air pollution, which fossil fuel is the cleanest?

• Oil

• Natural gas

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Source: Our World in Data, 2021​

Multiple Choice

Match the method of extraction with the fuel.

Hydraulic Fracturing

• Oil

• Natural gas

• Coal

Multiple Choice

Hydraulic fracturing technology has lead to a BOOM in natural gas exploration in the ______ of Pennsylvania.

• Bakken Shale

• Barnett Shale

• Marcellus Shale

• Antrim Shale

Open surface coal mine in India.

Open Ended

Surface mines disrupt more of the Earth's surface. Describe a benefit to this type of mining.

U.S. Coal Fatalities

1900 - 1910

U.S. Coal Fatalities

2010 - 2023

Oil

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the world's largest oil cartel (organization)?

• NAFTA

• BRICS

• OSEAN

• OPEC

Multiple Choice

Today, what country produces (drills) the most oil each year?

• Saudi Arabia

• Iraq

• Venezuela

• the U.S.

Multiple Choice

The U.S. supplies a lot of its own fossil fuel energy. However, we do import some oil.

• Saudi Arabia

• Mexico

• Canada

• Russia

Multiple Choice

Supply & Demand Review:

If the supply of something increases, what happens to its price?

• The price will increase.

• The price will decrease.

Multiple Choice

So . . .

If less people use oil (for driving/flying/construction), what will happen to gas prices?

• gas prices will increase

• gas prices will decrease

Multiple Choice

So . . .

If more oil is drilled and global supply goes up, what will happen to gas prices?

• gas prices will increase

• gas prices will decrease

End

Multiple Choice

Supply & Demand Review:

If the demand for something increases, what happens to its price?

• The price will increase.

• The price will decrease.

Multiple Choice

So . . .

If a hurricane disrupts oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico, what will happen to gas prices?

• gas prices will increase

• gas prices will decrease

Open Ended

Why might an oil company NOT want oil prices to get too high?

(Think about what you might do if prices get too high.)

Open Ended

What is something positive about fossil fuels?

Open Ended

What is something negative about fossil fuels?

Gas taxes as of July, 2020. PA is #2!