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Fossil Fuel Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is when CO2 is pulled from the atmosphere and stored underground.

a)

Capture CO2

b)

Fossil Fuels

c)

Carbon Capture

d)

Oil

2.

Fossil fuels are_______________.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

c)

Both

d)

Neither

3.

Coal is found in ___________.

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

igneous rock

d)

volcanoes

4.

Natural gas is found in ____________, made mostly of ___________.

a)

atmosphere, carbon

b)

pockets, hydrogen

c)

atmosphere, oxygen

d)

pockets, methane

5.

Fossil fuels are responsible for _________ emissions over ________ years.

a)

75%, 20

b)

40%, 60

c)

60%, 40

d)

20%, 75

6.

The difference between natural gas and regular gasoline is.....

a)

regular gas emits less CO2

b)

natural gas emits less CO2

c)

natural gas emits more CO2

d)

They are the same.

7.

(a)   % of energy in the U.S. comes from fossil fuels.

8.

Examples of fossil fuels include (check all that apply)....

a)

oil

b)

carbon

c)

coal

d)

natural gas

9.

________ and _______ can be burned for energy. (check all that apply)

a)

carbon

b)

oxygen

c)

helium

d)

hydrogen

10.

Fossil fuels are made from..... (check all that apply)

a)

decomposing plants

b)

phosphorous

c)

decomposing animals

d)

metamorphic rock

11.

Oil is found as a __________ and then ________ to make gasoline.

a)

liquid, solidified

b)

solid, heated

c)

grease, washed

12.

Fossil fuels are found in _________.

a)

mantle

b)

core

c)

crust

d)

athenosphere

13.

Fossil fuels are predicted to run out in year________.

a)

never

b)

2027

c)

3000

d)

2060

14.

Examples of alternative energy include....(check all that apply)

a)

wind energy

b)

hydropower

c)

solar power

d)

geothermal energy

15.

The earth is predicted to reach its CO2 limit in year _________.

a)

3000

b)

2027

c)

never

d)

2060

16.

When fossil fuels are burned ________ is released. It then binds with ________ in the atmosphere to make CO2.

a)

carbon, oxygen

b)

oxygen, carbon

c)

hydrogen, helium

d)

helium, hydrogen

17.

Organic matter releases ____________ before undergoing pressure to create coal. (diagram)

a)

stored energy

b)

rock energy

c)

fixed energy

d)

battery energy

18.

Coal takes _______ of years to form. (diagram)

a)

thousands

b)

millions

c)

decades

d)

hundreds

19.

Microscopic, organic matter from oceans will help to form _______ and _______. (diagram) (check all that apply)

a)

energy

b)

coal

c)

oil

d)

natural gas

20.

What puts pressure on organic matter in the ocean? (diagram)

a)

lithosphere

b)

layers of rock

c)

layers of sediment

d)

mantle