Midterm 2 - Revision G4

How are fossil fuels formed?

•    Heat and pressure turn animal and plant remains into fuels.

•    Scientists collect fossils and turn them into fuels.

• On the surface of Earth, wind and rain turn fossils into fuels.

• Fossils sink into swamps and take between five and ten years to turn into fuels.

a)    …………… is pumped out of the ground and can be used for cooking and heating our homes. (coal/oil/natural gas)

b)    Energy from running water is used to generate ……………… (hydro power/solar power/wind power)

c)    Geothermal power plants use the ……………… from the Earth's interior to generate power. (cool/heat)

d)    Solar energy is an alternative energy that comes from the .……………… (water/wind/Sun)

e)    Coal is mainly used to generate ……………………. and has been used to power steam locomotives.

f)    A hydroelectric plant uses alternative energy sources, such as ………………, to generate electricity.

g)     ……………… is used in an area with a lot of hot springs.

g, Fossil fuels include coal, …………………. and natural gas.

Which is not a fossil fuel?

• coal

• oil  

• wood

• natural gas