Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power

Heat and _____________ transformed living things into fossil fuels.

• pressure

• air

• gas

• water

Burning fossil fuels causes ____________ and ____________.

• acid rain

• clean air

• air pollution

• clean cities

Fossil fuel burning releases large amounts of _______________.

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• carbon monoxide

The order of grades of coal from lowest energy content to highest energy content is

• anthacrite, lignite, bituminous.
• anthracite, bituminous, lignite.
• lignite, anthracite, bituminous.
• bituminous, lignite, anthracite.
• lignite, bituminous, anthracite.

Which is NOT an environmental cost associated with the use of coal?

• Particulates released into the atmosphere when coal is burned
• Degradation of land that is mined for coal
• Creation of highly radioactive waste
• Release of trace metals found in coal
• Transportation of coal from mine to power plant

Petroleum products are primarily used for

• production of kerosene as a fuel source.
• extraction of tar and asphalt.
• gasoline for transportation.
• production of petrochemicals needed for industry.
• production of plastics.

Which is NOT an environmental cost associated with extracting and using oil?

• Oil leaks from pipes or wells
• Transporting oil
• Trace metals are released during combustion
• Waste oil accidentally or deliberately released
• U.S. dependency on foreign oil

One of the risks when fracking for natural gas is _________________________

• contamination of drinking water
• spills resulting in kerogen exposure in the ecosystem
• mine collapse
• flooding

The ADVANTAGES of Fossil Fuels include: (Choose ALL that apply)

• low cost

• produce a lot of energy

• cause air pollution

• high cost

•The reaction that causes energy to be released from a radioactive isotope in a nuclear reactor is called:

• a. nuclear fission

• b. nuclear fusion

• c. nuclear biomass

• d. nulcear isotopism