Fossil fuels and Renewable Energy

Why do we use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources? 

• Less Expensive 
• More Energy
• All of the above

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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

Corn, wheat, and soybeans can be made into a substance called ethanol. In some places, ethanol is part of a mixture used to power cars and trucks. What type of alternative energy resource is ethanol?

• Hydroelectric
• Geothermal
• Biofuels
• Solar

Why do we depend on fossil fuels? 

• Electricity, transportation, and heating
• Food
• Sunlight
• Growing, building muscle, calcium

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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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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What do you call the process of drilling and injecting fluid into a ground at a high pressure in order to break or fracture the shale rocks to release natural gas inside?

• Drilling

• Fracking

• Perforation

• Sedimentation

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What process in fracturing that deals with vertical and horizontal lateral?

• Drilling

• Perforation

• Casing

• Cementing

What type of rock does SHALE belong?

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Magma

Fracking deals with 

• Rain Water and Oil Extraction
• Oil Extraction and Drilling
• Rock and Rain Water
• Natural Gas and Oil Extraction

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