APES 6.5 and 6.6 Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Energy

What is the most plentiful fossil fuel? 

• Oil
• Natural Gas
• Petroleum 
• Coal

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

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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Where did the energy for fossil fuels come from?

• Animals
• Plants
• Sun
• Chemosynthesis

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

• True
• False

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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.

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