Energy

Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?

• Oil

• Coal

• Biofuel

• Natural Gas

Which countries have the largest energy consumption?

• USA, Canada, Australia and Saudi Arabia

• USA, UK, China and Japan

• USA, Mexico and China

• UK, Brazil, China and Australia

Why is global energy consumption increasing?

Choose 3

• Economic Development

• Deindustrialisation

• Population growth

• Increasing use of technology

Energy consumption in the UK has decreased in the past 50 years

• true

• false

The following countries and regions have energy security (surplus)

Choose 2

• Russia

• Western Europe

• Sub-saharan Africa

• Middle East

Renewable energy accounts for 50% of the UK's energy mix

• True

• False

Geothermal energy is renewable and sustainable

• True

• False

we can exploit energy in environmentally sensitive areas such as

• Coal mining in Svalbard

• Drilling for Gas in the Amazon

• Oil drilling in Alaska

• All of the above

In 1990 66% of the UK's energy came from

• Oil

• Gas

• Wind Turbines

• Coal

Fossil fuels remain important in the UK because

• The UK has deposits of oil and gas

• Coal is cheap to import

• The UK has many fossil fuel power stations

• Fossil fuels contribute to climate change