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Fossil Fuels quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

•Fossil fuels got their name because:

a)

a. they are burned to release energy.

b)

b. they are mixed with fossils to provide energy.

c)

c. they are an older form of energy.

d)

d. they are formed from the remains of plants and animals.

2.

Which of the following is the biggest source of energy?

a)

a. Petroleum

b)

b. Natural Gas

c)

c. Coal

d)

d. Wood

3.

Which TWO of the following gases are produced from burning fossil fuels?

a)

a. Nitrous Oxide

b)

b. Sulfur Dioxide

c)

c. Ozone

d)

d. Carbon Dioxide

4.

•Which TWO of the following fossil fuels are often found near each other?

a)

a. Petroleum

b)

b. Natural Gas

c)

c. Coal

d)

d. Wood

5.

•What percentage of the world’s electricity is generated by nuclear power?

a)

a. 5

b)

b. 10

c)

c. 15

d)

d. 20

6.

•The reaction that causes energy to be released from a radioactive isotope in a nuclear reactor is called:

a)

a. nuclear fission

b)

b. nuclear fusion

c)

c. nuclear biomass

d)

d. nulcear isotopism

7.

Energy is the ability to

a)

dance

b)

do work

c)

create fossil fuels

d)

burn

8.
What are fossil fuels?
a)
complex hydrocarbon compounds
b)
mixtures of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of the Earth
c)
a nonrenewable energy resource formed the remains of organisms that lived long ago
9.
What fossil fuel is in the image?
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Steam
c)
Coal
d)
Petroleum
10.
The country with the greatest differential between domestic production and total consumption is ________.
a)
Iran
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
France
d)
USA