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fossil fuels

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

during which period in the earth's history was coal formed

a)

Permian

b)

Carboniferous

c)

Devonian

d)

Silurian

2.

Coal comes from_______________.

a)

algae and plankton at the bottom of the ocean

b)

plant matter containing lignin

c)

dinosaurs

d)

rocks and minerals

3.

what element makes up the majority of fossil fuels?

a)

Carbon

b)

Sulfur

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Mercury

4.

The primary use of coal in a developed country is for _____________.

a)

electricity from coal fired power plants

b)

steam engines

c)

household heat

d)

no longer used as a fossil fuel

5.

Which method of mining causes the least ecological damage?

a)

mountaintop removal

b)

open-pit mining

c)

strip mining

d)

subsurface mining

6.

In a coal-fired power plant a turbine must spin to generate electricity. What substance causes the force needed to turn the turbine?

a)

Methane

b)

Steam

c)

Oil

d)

Liquid gold

7.

Oil is derived from ______________________________.

a)

Algae and plankton at the bottom of the sea

b)

lignin plant matter

c)

dinosaurs

d)

rocks and minerals

8.

The waste products from a coal-fired power plant used to gernerate electricity?

a)

all given

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

fine particles of ash and soot

d)

none given

9.

If peak oil is reached in the next ten years and demand remains constant....

a)

oil supplies decrease and price decreases

b)

oil supplies increase and price decreases

c)

oil supplies decrease and price increases

d)

none of the options will happen

10.

natural gases is mainly ?

a)

Methane

b)

Propane

c)

Butane

d)

Acetylene

11.

Which fossil fuel is the most abundant in the U.S.?

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

methane

d)

Natural gas

12.

Which fossil fuel is the cleanest?

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

natural gas

d)

diesel fuel

13.

Which fossil fuel can be made into many different types of fuel?

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

natural gas

d)

Acetylene

14.

place the following steps of the process of hydraulic fracturing in the right order

1-sand is injected to fill in the cracks in the shale, allowing gas to escape 2-a hole is drilled into the shale rock and lined with concrete and steel 3-natural gas is collected, along with polluted flowback water that must be treated before disposal 4-fluid is injected into a well, causing the shale to crack and fracture

a)

1,2,3,4

b)

2,3,1,4

c)

2,4,1,3

d)

4,1,2,3

15.

What is a disadvantage of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas?

a)

the process does not yield much methane

b)

there are only one or 2 states that have gas formations

c)

the process uses a lot of water,which becomes contaminated with toxic materials

d)

there are no disadvantages

16.
In what kind of rock can fossils be found?
a)
Sedimentary Rocks
b)
Igneous Rocks
c)
Metamorphic Rocks
d)
Granite
17.
What are the 3 main fossil fuels?
a)
Coal, Oil, and Gasoline
b)
Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
c)
Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
d)
Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources
18.
Fossil Fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud.  What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form.
a)
Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood
b)
Mostly decaying organisms
c)
Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks
d)
Mostly metal minerals
19.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
20.
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
milk
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
water
21.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
22.
Which of these is not a fossil fuel?
a)
Coal
b)
Oil
c)
Olive Oil
d)
Natural Gas
23.
The Appalachian Mountains used to be pointed like the Rockies. What process lead to the roundedness of their peaks?
a)
Weathering
b)
Deposition
c)
Lightning Strikes
d)
Mining of the rock
24.
What is the definition of a renewable resource?
a)
things that don't run out
b)
things that do run out
c)
stuff that makes things happen
d)
none of the above
25.
Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?
a)
natural gas
b)
electricity
c)
oil
d)
petroleum
26.
materials in the environment that are useful to people
a)
fossil fuels
b)
natural resources
c)
renewable resources
d)
biofuels
28.
natural resources that nature can produce again, such as tress, plants, animals, water, oxygen, and soil
a)
renewable resources
b)
nonrenewable resources 
c)
alternative energy source
d)
geothermal energy
28.
natural resources that nature can produce again, such as tress, plants, animals, water, oxygen, and soil
a)
renewable resources
b)
nonrenewable resources 
c)
alternative energy source
d)
geothermal energy
29.
natural resources, such as fossil fuels, that will eventually be used up and can never be replalced
a)
renewable resource
b)
biofuels
c)
hydroelectric energy
d)
nonrenewable resources
30.
alternative energy sources
a)
fuels made from organic matter
b)
heat energy naturally produced within Earth
c)
sources of energy that do not come from fossil fuels
d)
materials in the environment that are useful to people
31.
Conservation- the practice of decreasing the use of natural resources in order to save them
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
a)
coal
b)
solar power panel
c)
feces
d)
petroleum
33.
Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
a)
coal
b)
solar power panel
c)
feces
d)
petroleum
34.
The warming of our planet can lead to the following:
a)
floods
b)
loss of habitat
c)
droughts
d)
all of the above
36.
What is a problem that is linked to the burning of fossil fuels?
a)
Global Warming
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar power panels
d)
none of the above
36.
What is a problem that is linked to the burning of fossil fuels?
a)
Global Warming
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar power panels
d)
none of the above
37.
Which of the following is considered one of the three main fossil fuels?
a)
natural gas
b)
electricity
c)
nuclear fission
d)
nuclear power

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