Fossil Fuels

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about fossil fuels?

• They are non-renewable

• They produce harmful pollution

• They can easily be replaced as they are used.

• They are inexpensive

This fossil fuel has been created by the remains of plants and must be mined from deep within the Earth.

• Oil

• Coal

• Natural gas

• Solar

What amount of fossil fuels are available for us to use?

• None

• an unlimited amount

• a limited amount

Fossil fuels are renewable resources

• True

• False

The fossil fuel that most likely provides the electricity for your laptop is ____.

• Petroleum

• Natural gas

• Crude oil

• Coal

In addition to fossil fuels, another type of non-renewable energy source is ____.

• Biomass

• Geothermal energy

• Hydroelectricity

• Nuclear energy

This is how oil is extracted (pulled) from underground.

• Mining

• Drilling

• Shoveling

• Scraping

Fossil Fuels are

• pieces of rock that have been compacted many times

• rock that contains 50% plant and animal remains

• metamorphic rock

• fuels that form from the remains of plant and other organisms that were buried and altered over million of years

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This Fossil Fuel is highly flammable (catches on fire easily) and a leak could cause a violent explosion or fire.

• petroleum

• wood

• coal

• natural gas

Fossil Fuels (choose ALL that apply)

• considered nonrenewable resources

• cause pollution in the atmosphere

• are renewable resources

• oil, coal and natural gas

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