Fossil fuels

Which of the following is not a type of fossil fuel? 

• Coal
• Light
• Petroleum
• Natural Gas

What are fossil fuels?

• Dinosaur bones
• Resources made from once living organisms 
• Combination of different rocks
• Gas Stations

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Why is burning fossil fuels harmful? 

• then we won't have any fossil fuels if we burn them all
• They can get extremely hot
• Increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the air
• this would destroy fossils

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Drilling and transporting fossil fuels causes damage to natural habitats and can lead to land and water pollution. 

• True
• False

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The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.

• coal
• oil
• wind
• natural gas

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

• require expensive equipment
• take millions of years to replace
• can be found all over 
• provide all the energy we use

A liquid fossil fuel formed from the remains of animals, algae, and other organisms is

• petroleum.
• coal.
• natural gas.
• hydrocarbon.

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5. The Earth provides humans with an unlimited amount of fossil fuels. They are considered renewable.

• True

• False

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Which of the following is TRUE of hydraulic fracturing?

• It uses very little water
• It does not create environmental concerns
• it uses water, sand, and chemicals to break rock formation
• all of these answers are correct

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Which of the following is an environmental concern associated with hydraulic fracturing?

• It uses chemicals that could contaminate drinking water
• It uses massive amounts of water that could drain local water supply
• It creates concern that water brought back to the surface could contain contaminants
• All of the answers are correct

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