Topic 6: Lesson 1: Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Which of the following are examples of natural resources? Choose the three that apply.

• trees

• sunlight

• coal

• houses

• clothing

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What is gold an example of?

• a fossil fuel

• a renewable resource

• a nonrenewable resource

• a natural pollutant

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The reason fossil fuels are useful is because they provide

• clean energy

• renewable energy

• fuel that burns hotter than wood

• the same amount of energy as other types of fuels

Fracking is a process used to extract what?

• Water

• Natural Gas

• Coal

• Solar Energy

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How does fracking work?

• Pressurized fluids are used to break up layers of shale rock. They force out the natural gas trapped there, which is then collected.

• Pressurized fluids are inserted into different kinds of rock. They force out the groundwater, and the fossil fuels are extracted from the groundwater.

• Pressurized fluids are inserted into deep oil wells to get the remaining oil.

• Pressurized fluids are inserted into known gas fields to locate the gases. The gases mix with the liquid before they are extracted.

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Geologists estimate that people have used about half of the petroleum resources on Earth in the last few centuries. The resources are being used due to a(n) ____________ population.

• increasing

• decreasing

• stable

• fluctuating

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How is coal formed?

• From the remains of plants that died in swampy areas

• From sediment building up in a delta

• From fossils

• From volcanic activity and lava flow

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What is the original source of energy in coal?

• the sun

• Earth's core

• the water cycle

• food

Coal is still forming today deep within Earth in areas with proper conditions.

• True

• False

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Fossil fuels are harmful to the atmosphere because they emit

• less harmful gases than other fuels

• multiple kinds of gases

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen