Fossil Fuels Practice Questions

What conditions are needed to form coal?

• Heat and pressure

• Heat

• Moisture and pressure

• Cool and moist

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What happens to fossil fuels to create electricity?

• They are stored

• They are burned

• They are melted

• They are frozen

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What are TWO problems with using fossil fuels?

• Their use causes a lot of pollution

• They don't create a lot of electricity

• They are non-renewable

• They are renewable

What does non-renewable mean?

• Something that lasts forever

• Something that can be renewed

• Something that will eventually run out

• Something that has run out

What kind of energy does this coal contain?

• Chemical

• Kinetic

• Gravitational potential

• Elastic potential

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

• Heat

• Gas

• Air

• Steam

What type of energy is involved when the turbine turns the generator?

• Thermal

• Chemical

• Elastic

• Kinetic

What are fossil fuels?

• Dinosaur bones
• Resources made from once living organisms 
• Combination of different rocks
• Gas Stations

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What is another name for oil?

• Petroleum

• Refinery

• Petrochemicals

• Hydrocarbon

Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?

• Coal

• Electricity

• Oil

• Natural Gas