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WorksheetsFossil Fuel Formation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which is NOT a type of fossil fuel?
Coal
Oil
Wood
Natural Gas
How are fossil fuels formed?
They are made in factories
Dead plants and animals died millions of years ago and were buried under heat and pressure
Dead plants were buried under heat and pressure
Dead animals were buried under heat and pressure
How old are fossil fuels?
Millions of years old
A few decades old
Hundreds of years old
They are new
Fossil fuels need a saturated environment (to be under water), in order to form. Why?
Water is life
You have to stay hydrated
The water dissolves them
The water creates pressure
Fossil Fuels also need an anaerobic environment, in order to form. What does that mean
High oxygen
No oxygen
wide open spaces
working out
What do fossil fuels need to form?
High pressure and low heat
High pressure and high heat
Low pressure and low heat
Low pressure and high heat
Do Fossil Fuels get their energy from the Sun?
yes
no
How is it that fossil fuels get their energy from the Sun?
Animals trap the Sun's energy and give it to fossil fuels.
The sun directly gives its energy to fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels absorb energy directly from the sun.
Plants absorb energy from the sun. Some animals eat those plants to gain energy. When the plants and the animals die, some get turned into fossil fuels.
Which fossil fuel is formed only from dead plants in swamps?
Rubber
Petroleum
Coal
Natural Gas
What runs of fossil fuels?
Cars
Electricity
Outdoor Grills
All of the Above
