ENV SCI Chapter 17- Nonrenewable Energy

What is the most plentiful fossil fuel? 

• Oil
• Natural Gas
• Petroleum 
• Coal

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

• Less Expensive 
• More Energy
• All of the above

The careful use of a resource is....

• recycling
• pollution
• depositing
• conservation

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

What are fossil fuels?

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

Why do we depend on fossil fuels? 

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

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

• True
• False

What is the result of using fossil fuels more rapidly than they are formed?

• The reserves will be refilled more quickly.
• The reserves will eventually be used up.
• The price of fossil fuels will fall.
• The reserves will not be affected.

Factories where crude oil is separated into fuels and other products are called

• incinerators.
• deposits.
• reserves.
• refineries.