Why Fossil Fuels?

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

• wood

• water

• oil

• moss

Natural gas is considered a _____________________ .

• renewable resource

• mineral combustible

• hydrologic product

• fossil fuel

Before matter becomes coal, it is a less efficient substance known as ________________ .

• peat

• termine

• gravel

• quartz

Which of the following would be considered a negative about fossil fuel?

• using them creates pollution

• we can make as many of these as we want

• the help clean up the environment

• they help water be more drinkable

Mining ______________ can be a very dangerous job that is connect to us using fossil fuels.

• salt

• coal

• petroleum

• sugar

_____________________________ is the most efficient fossil fuel, meaning that it gives off the most energy per pound.

• bituminous coal

• natural gas

• peat

• petroleum (crude oil)

There is a controversial process that is being used some places to get more natural gas out of the ground called ___________________ .

• fracking

• strip mining

• soil cultivating

• hydroponics

Petroleum is not only burned it is also used to make __________________________ .

• different types of plastics

• many food materials that we eat

• purifiers for the air

• diamonds used for industrial work

Petroleum is not only burned it is also used to make __________________________ .

• a substance that takes the salt out of drinking water

• things like lotions and cosmetics

• electrical connections for music devices

• sugar to be eaten by animals in the wild

Oil is another word that we often use to mean _________________ .

• petroleum

• coal

• trees

• water