Non-Renewable Energy Quiz

Methane, butane, and propane are;

• Components of natural gas.

• Forms of coal

• By-products of petroleum refining.

• Waste products of nuclear energy production

• Ozone-depleating compounds.

The three largest users of coal are;

• China, The United States, and India.

• China, The United States, and Mexico.

• Russia, The United States, and Mexico.

• Russia, China and India.

• Saudi Arabia, Japan, and China.

Coal has a huge environmental impact because of;

• The threat to human health due to air pollutants released when coal burns.

• The release of carbon, which contributes to global climate change.

• The fact that it is the most abundant fossil fuel.

• Its high cost, mostly to cover the transportation of coal to electric power plants.

• The use of new technology that makes coal safer and cleaner to remove from the earth and to transport to homes and industry.

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The world's most abundant fossil fuel is ________.

• coal
• biodiesel
• oil

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As pressure and heat are added, this fossil fuel goes from Peat to lignite, then Bituminous and finally to Anthracite. 

• Coal
• Oil
• Natural Gas
• Petroleum

What must be present for Fossil Fuels to form?

• Bones and Sediment
• Dead Organisms and Layers of Sediment
• Dead Organisms, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time
• Bones, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time

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The deadliest nuclear accident occurred at

• Three Mile Island
• Chernobyl
• Bhopal
• Fukushima Daiichi

Formed when large quantities of dead organisms such as Zoo-plankton and Algae are buried under sedimentary layers and subjected to intense heat and pressure turning them into a liquid fossil fuel. 

• Coal
• Oil/ Petroleum
• Natural Gas

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Which is NOT a disadvantage of using nuclear energy?

• Radioactive waste disposal
• The amount of CO₂ released by the reactors
• Possible terrorist use of nuclear weapons
• Mining uranium

A resource that is used faster than we can replace it is known as a

• renewable resource
• non renewable resource
• natural resource
• income resource

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