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Fossil Fuel Energy

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The three main fossil fuels are :

a)

iron, carbon and silver

b)

coal, oil and natural gas

c)

uranium, plutonium and thorium

d)

corn, wheat and barley

2.

All fossil fuels received their energy from :

a)

lightning

b)

sonar waves

c)

the sun

d)

global warming

3.

What three things are needed for a plant to produce food by the process of photosynthesis ?

a)

sunlight, hydrogen and helium

b)

oxygen, carbon dioxide and sulfur

c)

water, oxygen and electricity

d)

water, carbon dioxide and sunlight

4.

A green substance in the leaf of a plant that allows photosynthesis to occur is called :

a)

chlorophyll

b)

DNA

c)

chloroform

d)

phlegm

5.

How long ago were most fossil fuels on Earth created ?

a)

hundreds of years

b)

thousands of years

c)

millions of years

d)

billions of years

6.

Under what conditions did today's coal deposits form under :

a)

the decomposition of small marine (ocean) life

b)

plant material that lived in tropical swamps

c)

volcanic activity

d)

impact from meteors

7.

The correct order for the development of coal - from lowest form to most complex form is :

a)

peat, lignite, bituminous, anthracite

b)

anthracite, peat, bituminous, lignite

c)

lignite, bituminous, peat, anthracite

d)

peat, anthracite, bituminous, lignite

8.

The hardest, best burning and least polluting form of coal is :

a)

peat

b)

lignite

c)

bituminous

d)

anthracite

9.

Earth's reserves of oil and natural gas were formed primarily from :

a)

the decomposition of small marine (ocean) life

b)

plant material that lived in tropical swamps

c)

volcanic activity

d)

impact from meteors

10.

Coal is taken from the ground by _______________ , while oil is extracted by a process called __________________ .

a)

electrolysis distillation

b)

plucking suction

c)

mining drilling

d)

fracking convection

11.

The tower needed to hoist the pipe needed for drilling into the Earth is called the :

a)

observatory

b)

femur

c)

derrick

d)

skyscraper

12.

A method of extracting natural gas from deep underground by injecting fluid into cracks in rock is called :

a)

hydraulic fracturing

b)

distillation

c)

underground convection

d)

magnetic refinement

13.

What type of coal is found in Eastern PA ?

a)

peat

b)

lignite

c)

bituminous

d)

anthracite

14.

The state of Pennsylvania has oil.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

A wide band of rock which has made PA one of the leading producers of natural gas in the world is called the

a)

Cretaceous formation

b)

Eisenstein Sandstone formation

c)

Marcellus Shale formation

d)

Marianas Trench

16.

Which fossil fuel do we have the most of (a 300 year supply) ?

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

natural gas