Chapter 17 Lesson 2 ES

True or False: Fossil Fuels are formed from the remains of once-living organisms.

• TRUE
• FALSE

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Fossil fuels are produced only when the remains of living things are broken down in an environment that has little to no (a)  

What fossil fuel comes from microscopic animals and algae?

• oil

• coal

• natural gas

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Where did the energy in fossil fuels originally come from?

• the dirt

• the sun

• rock

• the air

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One of the methods for removing coal that involves deposits that are close to the surface is (a)   mining

(a)   mining is used to reach underground deposits of coal

___________forms from plant remains that are compressed under very high pressure.

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

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Coal is commonly used as an energy source because it is _________expensive and more abundant

• LESS

• MORE

(a)   is the source of fuels used for most forms of transportation.

Oil taken from the ground is called crude oil. It must be _____________in order to be usable.

• refined

• extracted