Netflix Explained: The End of Oil

Approximately what percentage of fossil fuels we use come from oil?

• 10%

• 25%

• 33%

• 50%

What are coal, natural gas, and crude oil made of?

• fossils

• dirt

• plants

• animals

The United States, Great Britain, and the Netherlands controlled _____ of the world's oil reserves.

• 50%

• 75%

• 85%

• 100%

The problem is not the resource, the problem is how the resource is _____.

• exploited

• used

• controlled

• stolen

Select two examples of solutions to the oil crisis.

• trains

• solar power

• factories

• electric cars

The US has been moving from coal to natural gas, resulting in less _______ emissions.

• carbon

• fossil fuel

• nitrogen

• oxygen

Even if the US and Europe work to solve this problem, we must get the ______ nations to do the same.

• developing

• Asian

• African

• South American

Almost _____ of the people in Nigeria don't have access to electricity.

• one-third

• 25%

• half

• 75%

Why can't developing countries like those in Africa skip using fossil fuels and begin by using more sustainable resources?

• it's expensive

• they have too many people

• they don't have enough sun for solar power

Private oil companies used to rule, by now ________-owned ones produce half the world's oil and gas.

• public

• state

• government

• city