Fossil Fuels

A fossil fuel is

• a rock that contains at least 50% plant and animal remains.

• fuel that formed from the remains of plants and other organisms that were buried and altered over millions of years ago.

• sediment that has been compacted many times.

• metamorphic rock

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Oil wells, mines, and drills are all used to _______ fossil fuels.

• renew

• create

• extract

• replace

Most of the world's fossil fuel reserves are made up of _____.

• oil

• natural gas

• coal

• waste rock

When surveyors find oil pockets in the ground, what other fossil fuel most likely will be in the same spot?

• coal

• gasoline

• natural gas

• none of the above

We can reduce our need for fossil fuels by developing

• new oil sources

• natural gas lines

• gasoline powered cars

• alternative energy sources

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Natural gas is also called ______________.

• crude oil

• coal

• methane

• petroleum

Acid rain is formed when

• fossil fuels are dumped in large bodies of water, like rivers

• fossil fuels react with pollutants that are called oxides

• oxides of fossil fuels react with water vapor in the atmosphere

• rain does not fall for a very long period

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What is another name for Crude Oil?

• hydrocarbon

• petroleum

• coal

• natural gas

A mixture of methane and other gases from decomposed marine organisms is called ___________

• hydrocarbon

• petroleum

• coal

• natural gas

A solid fossil fuel formed from decomposed plant remains is called ___________

• hydrocarbon

• petroleum

• coal

• natural gas