Energy Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Vocabulary

What happens to fossil fuels to create electricity?

• They are stored

• They are burned

• They are melted

• They are frozen

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What is the problem with using fossil fuels?

• They create greenhouse gases

• They don't create a lot of electricity

• They are non-renewable

• They are renewable

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What does non-renewable mean?

• Something that lasts forever

• Something that can be renewed

• Something that will eventually run out

• Something that has run out

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The liquid form of fossil fuels is ___.

• coal

• petroleum

• natural gas

• gasoline

The gas form of fossil fuels is ____.

• petroleum

• natural gas

• coal

• heat

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The solid form of fossil fuels is _______.

• petroleum

• crude oil

• natural gas

• coal

Fossil fuels were formed from ____.

• the remains of once living organisms.

• the earth.

• solids, liquids, and gases, made millions of years ago.

• sun and water.

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The gasoline used to power cars most likely comes from _____.

• petroleum

• natural gas

• coal

• hydroelectricity

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When you heat your home or cook on your stove, you are most likely using _____.

• petroleum

• crude oil

• natural gas

• coal

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The fossil fuel that most likely provides the electricity for your tablets is _____.

• petroleum

• natural gas

• crude oil

• coal