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Fossil Fuels

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A Fossil Fuel is
a)
Materials that are found on Earth that people use
b)
Rock that contains metal 
c)
Fuels that formed years ago from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago.
d)
Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out. 
2.
Non renewable resources are
a)
Materials that are found on Earth that people use.
b)
Rock that contains metal
c)
Fuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago
d)
Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out. 
3.
Which is a Natural Resource
a)
Sunlight
b)
Computers
c)
Cars
d)
Roofs
4.
Which is NOT a natural resource
a)
Car
b)
Corn
c)
Cotton
d)
Dogs
5.
What is an example of a renewable resource?
a)
hydroelectric
b)
oil
c)
coal
d)
fossil fuel
6.
Fossil fuels are Renewable resources. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What is the most plentiful fossil fuel? 
a)
Oil
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Petroleum 
d)
Coal
8.

The three types of fossil fuels are ...

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Natural gas

d)

Sedimentary rocks

e)

Lava

9.

How long does it take for fossil fuels to form

a)

Thousands of years

b)

one year

c)

A few minutes

d)

Millions of years

10.
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
11.

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Methane

c)

Nitrogen Oxide

d)

All answers are correct

12.

In general, what happens to the climate (of the Earth) if more greenhouse gases are released (through human activities and natural occurrences) into the atmosphere?

a)

Average temperature goes up

b)

Average temperature goes down

c)

Average temperature remains the same

d)

None of the above

13.
The graph below shows CO2 emissions and temperatures from 1909 to 1949.  What conclusion is best supported by the graph?
a)
There is no relationship between carbon dioxide concentrations and temperatures
b)
As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase
c)
As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures decrease
d)
As carbon dioxide concentrations decrease, temperatures increase
14.
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
a)
using bottled water
b)
burning fossil fuels
c)
texting on cellphones
d)
eating meat
15.

Greenhouse gases can

a)

Clean your greenhouse

b)

Trap the heat escaping from earth.

c)

Inflate your greenhouse

d)

Cool the Earth

16.

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