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WorksheetsFossil Fuel Energy
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins
The three main fossil fuels are :
iron, carbon and silver
coal, oil and natural gas
uranium, plutonium and thorium
corn, wheat and barley
All fossil fuels received their energy from :
lightning
sonar waves
the sun
global warming
What three things are needed for a plant to produce food by the process of photosynthesis ?
sunlight, hydrogen and helium
oxygen, carbon dioxide and sulfur
water, oxygen and electricity
water, carbon dioxide and sunlight
A green substance in the leaf of a plant that allows photosynthesis to occur is called :
chlorophyll
DNA
chloroform
phlegm
How long ago were most fossil fuels on Earth created ?
hundreds of years
thousands of years
millions of years
billions of years
Under what conditions did today's coal deposits form under :
the decomposition of small marine (ocean) life
plant material that lived in tropical swamps
volcanic activity
impact from meteors
The correct order for the development of coal - from lowest form to most complex form is :
peat, lignite, bituminous, anthracite
anthracite, peat, bituminous, lignite
lignite, bituminous, peat, anthracite
peat, anthracite, bituminous, lignite
The hardest, best burning and least polluting form of coal is :
peat
lignite
bituminous
anthracite
Earth's reserves of oil and natural gas were formed primarily from :
the decomposition of small marine (ocean) life
plant material that lived in tropical swamps
volcanic activity
impact from meteors
Coal is taken from the ground by _______________ , while oil is extracted by a process called __________________ .
electrolysis distillation
plucking suction
mining drilling
fracking convection
The tower needed to hoist the pipe needed for drilling into the Earth is called the :
observatory
femur
derrick
skyscraper
A method of extracting natural gas from deep underground by injecting fluid into cracks in rock is called :
hydraulic fracturing
distillation
underground convection
magnetic refinement
What type of coal is found in Eastern PA ?
peat
lignite
bituminous
anthracite
The state of Pennsylvania has oil.
true
false
A wide band of rock which has made PA one of the leading producers of natural gas in the world is called the
Cretaceous formation
Eisenstein Sandstone formation
Marcellus Shale formation
Marianas Trench
Which fossil fuel do we have the most of (a 300 year supply) ?
coal
oil
natural gas
