Nonrenewable Resources

What conditions are needed to form coal?

• Heat and pressure and time

• Sea or Ocean

• Oxygen

• Cool and moist

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What is the start of coal?

• Zooplankton

• Algae

• Peat

• Animals

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?

• They release too much carbon

• They don't create a lot of electricity

• They are renewable

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What is an advantage of using coal?

• burns cleaner than other fossil fuels

• only found in the Middle East

• abundant in the US

• highly polluting

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What are nonrenewable resources?

• resources that can be replenished within a human's lifetime

• resources that cannot be replenished within a human's lifetime

What is a disadvantage of using coal?

• highest energy efficiency of fossil fuels at 40%

• only found in the ocean

• transportation is dangerous

• releases carbon dioxide, sulfur, heavy metals, and particulate pollution

What are some advantages of using natural gas?

• burns cleaner than other fossil fuels

• easy and safe to transport

• abundant in the US

• can be used in a variety of applications (cooking, heating, electricity, etc.)

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Where does the highest production of oil occur?

• Russia

• Middle East

• US

• Canada

Which nuclear reaction is used in power plants to generate electricity?

• nuclear fusion

• nuclear fission