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Fossil Fuels

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are fossil fuels?

a)

Dinosaur bones

b)

Resources made from once living organisms

c)

Combination of different rocks

2.

Why do we depend on fossil fuels?

a)

Electricity, transportation, and heating

b)

Food

c)

Sunlight

3.

The fossil fuel represented in this picture is _____.

a)

coal

b)

petroleum

c)

natural gas

4.

The fossil fuel represented in this picture is ____.

a)

coal

b)

natural gas

c)

petroleum

5.

The fossil fuel represented in this picture is _____.

a)

coal

b)

oil/petroleum

c)

natural gas

d)

nuclear

6.

Fossil fuels are a form of _____________ energy.

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

7.

The three main types of fossil fuels are:

a)

petroleum/oil

b)

natural gas

c)

sunlight

d)

coal

8.

The first step in fossil fuel formation is

a)

living things long ago died

b)

they turn into coal

9.

The second step in fossil fuel formation is

a)

They are buried. Heat and pressure change the remains.

b)

They become oil.

10.

What happens to fossil fuels to create electricity?

a)

They are stored

b)

They are burned

c)

They are melted

d)

They are frozen

11.

What is the problem with using fossil fuels?

a)

They create pollution

b)

They don't create a lot of electricity

c)

They are non-renewable

d)

They are renewable