Ch 14 Energy From Fossil Fuels

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

The most plentiful fossil fuel in the United States is

• natural gas.
• coal.
• oil
• wood.

Why are fossils fuels so widely used?

• They are renewable so they won't run out.

• They pollution they produce is less compared to renewable energy sources.

• They are easy to obtain and process.

• They don't disrupt the environment when mined from the earth.

What is the function of the cooling towers of the nuclear reactor?

• to create steam

• to spin the turbine

• to limit the heat produced by the uranium

• to turn steam back into water

Which of the following is the major use for petroleum?

• Transportation

• Electricity production

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A fraction of crude oil is made up of:

• Hydrocarbons of similar chain lengths

• Numbers

• Large hydrocarbons

• Alkenes only

A chemical mixture of emulsifiers and solvents that helps break oil into small droplets to spread out throughout the entire water column of the ocean is called...

• contaminants

• dispersants

• cleaners

• petroleum

• polymers

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An apparatus that is designed to remove thin layers of oil from the surface of a body of water is called...

• an oil skimmer

• dispersants

• an oil boom

• an oil fence

• an oil rig

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