AICE-Energy Resources Intro

What is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

• Nuclear energy

• Solar energy

• Wind energy

• Biomass

What are the primary sources of energy?

• Coal, oil, natural gas

• coal, solar energy, natural gas

• Hydropower, solar energy, wind energy

• coal, wind energy, natural gas

Which best describes how coal is formed?

• Decomposition

• Heat, pressure and time

• •Remains of ancient microscopic aquatic organisms that were buried and settled in the sediments. Heat, pressure and time converted the aquatic organisms decaying to its fossil fuel form.

• •Remains of ancient aquatic plants that were buried and started decomposing. Heat, pressure and time converted the plant material to its fossil fuel form

Which best describes how oil is formed?

• Heat, pressure and time

• Decomposition

• •Remains of ancient microscopic aquatic organisms died, settled and accumulated in the sediments.

  Over time, through additional burial under accumulating organisms and sediments as well as heat and pressure the fossil fuel was formed.

• Remains of ancient aquatic plants that lived a million years ago and were buried, Heat, pressure and time converted the plant material to its fossil fuel form.

What best describes the formation of natural gas?

• Heat, pressure and time

• Same way as oil but exposed to higher temperatures

• Remains of ancient aquatic plants that were buried. Heat, pressure and time converted the plant material to its fossil fuel form.

• Remains of aquatic organisms buried, decomposed and converted through heat, pressure and time.

What is an example of surface mining for coal?

Which form of mining is more detrimental to the environment?

What are two techniques for mining natural gas and oil?

• Subsurface mining

• Drilling

• Explosives to monitor surface level sound waves

• Surface mining

Which fossil fuel has the lowest environmental impact when used?

• Nuclear energy

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural gas

What are the pros of using biomass as a renewable resource?

• Reduces dependence on fossil fuels

• Does not contribute to air pollution

• Reduces waste-disposal problem

• Decrease in food production