ENV test unit 1

What kind of organisms form coal?

• Zooplankton

• Algae

• Plants and trees

• Animals

What conditions are needed to form coal?

• Heat and pressure

• Heat

• Moisture and pressure

• Cool and moist

In a power station, what causes the turbine to turn?

• Heat

• Gas

• Air

• Steam

I am a solid energy source formed in swampy areas over millions of years.

• petroleum
• oil
• natural gas
• coal

I am a pocket of air released from the formation of oil and coal that becomes an energy source.

• oil
• oxygen
• natural gas
• coal

Which of the following is the main use of Oil?

• Creating asphalt

• Use in transportation

• Burning for heat

• Burning to generate electricity

Which of the following is not one of the coal mining techniques we discussed in class?

• Continuous

• Open Pit

• Drop Shaft

• Long Wall

in terms of years remaining which fossil fuel has the greatest supply

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural Gas

Which fossil fuel is the cleanest burning (releases the fewest pollutants)?

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural Gas

Which pollutant is the cause of Acid Rain?

• Particulate Matter

• Mercury

• Sulfur Dioxide

• Nitrogen Oxide

• Carbon Dioxide