Earth Science Term 2 Final

Which best describes coal usage in the US?

• Increasing due to high demand and low cost
• Stable and unaffected by environmental concerns
• Declining due to environmental concerns and competition from natural gas and renewable energy sources
• Decreasing due to competition from nuclear energy

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Which is an environmental concern with coal usage?

• High carbon footprint

• Acid mine drainage

• Mercury emissions

• All the answers are correct

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is overburden?

• Contaminated water from coal mining

• Air pollution from coal mining

• A coal deposit found deep in the Earth

• The surface material that needs to be removed to mine

The majority of oil is used for what purpose?

• Electricity production

• Making plastic products
• Cooking food
• Building construction

Hydraulic fracture (fracking) is a mining technique used to obtain:

• Only gas

• Natural gas and oil
• Natural gas only

• Coal and iron ore

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What does Wisconsin export to other states for fracking?

• sand
• water

• oil

• salt

What is carried by the keystone pipeline?

• Natural gas from fracking

• Water from the Great Lakes

• Crude oil from China

• Syncrude from tar sand

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Which chemical is most abundant in natural gas?

• Methane
• Oxygen
• Carbon dioxide
• Nitrogen

What is the source for nuclear power plants in the US?

• Uranium
• Natural gas
• Solar power
• Coal

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Which best describes the usage of natural gas?

• Used for transportation

• It has more diverse uses than other fossil fuels

• Its usage for electricity is decreasing

• It releases more CO2 than other fossil fuels for the same amount of energy