Non-renewable energy resources

Natural resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called _____.

• renewable resources

• replaceable resources

• non renewable resources

• non replaceable resources

Fossil fuels are considered non-renewable because they

• do not produce pollution

• are no longer used by humans

• are created so quickly

• take millions of years to form, so once they're gone, they're gone

In order to use the energy inside of fossil fuels, they must be...

• burned

• melted

• crushed

• cut

OPEC stands for

• Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

• Oil Producing Exporting Countries

• Oil Patented Exporting Countries

Advantages of Oil are (Choose 3 correct answers)

• It produces great heat

• It is easily transported

• It is very efficient

• It is expensive

• In Ireland we have to import it

Disadvantages of oil are (Choose 3 correct answers)

• It is expensive

• In Ireland we have to import it

• It must be transported be sea in tankers

• It is easily transported

• It produces great heat

In Ireland ________per cent of our energy comes from oil.

• 48%

• 8%

• 98%

In Ireland _______ of our energy comes from fossil fuels.

• 91%

• 11%

• 41%

The ESB runs a coal-powered station in Moneypoint in Co. Clare. This coal is from Irish bogs.

• True

• False

Peat is a fuel made of decayed plants and other organic matter found in bogs.

• True

• False