Energy sources

Fossil fuels are found

• in desert army bases

• near river banks

• deep within the earth

• at mountain tops

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Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

• coal

• oil

• wood

• natural gas

Coal is often burned to produce

• pollution

• water power

• better roads

• electricity

Oil is made from

• dead plant and animal remains

• sedimentary rocks

• magma and lava

• water

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It takes ______ of years for oil to form.

• tens

• hundreds

• thousands

• millions

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Hydroelectric power is electricity created by

• water

• the sun

• burning coal

• burning wood

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Solar energy comes from

• the sun

• the moon

• water

• coal

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Nuclear energy involves

• cutting down trees

• building dams

• breaking apart an atom

• mining for coal

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Wind power involves structures with

• long pipes that extend deep into mines

• panels to absorb sunlight

• turbines that spin with the air

• dams to block water

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Besides coal and natural gas, another fossil fuel  is

• petroleum/oil
• biomass
• electricity
• uranium