Fossil Fuels and using Energy

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 is the problem with using fossil fuels (2 answers)?

• They create greenhouse gases

• 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 is the starting energy store when using fossil fuels?

• Chemical

• Kinetic

• Gravitational potential

• Elastic potential

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

• Heat

• Gas

• Air

• Steam

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

• Thermal

• Chemical

• Elastic

• Kinetic/Motion

What are fossil fuels?

• complex hydrocarbon compounds
• mixtures of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of the Earth
• a nonrenewable energy resource formed the remains of organisms that lived long ago

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What fossil fuel is in the image?

• Coal
• Natural Gas
• Petroleum

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

• require expensive equipment
• take millions of years to replace
• can be found all over 
• provide all the energy we use

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What type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?

• wind
• coal
• biomass
• air