fossil fuels

How long does it take crude oil to form?

• hundreds of years
• thousands of years
• millions of years
• billions of years

How are different compounds of crude oil exasperated (separated)?

• Sifting

• Fractional DIstallation

• Chemical Seperation

• Density Separation

Which of the following items comes from crude oil? (Check all that apply)

• Crayons

• Gasoline

• Diesel Fuel

• Tupperware

• Lip Balm

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The smallest and simplest hydrocarbon is

• Ethanol

• Methane

• Ethane

• Cyclohexane

• Butane

Coal mines in the US are decreasing because.....

• fracking for natural gas is cheaper

• coal produces a lot of CO2 emissions

• Coal mining and powerplants are dangerous

• Clear air act requires states to lower CO2 emissions

• all of these are true

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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 do we depend on fossil fuels? 

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

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What fossil fuel is providing the most electricity to the US?

• petroleum

• coal

• natural gas 

• uranium 

Where did the energy for fossil fuels come from?

• Animals
• Plants
• Sun
• Chemosynthesis