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FUEL

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a fuel?

(a)  

2.
Which of the following means of transportation uses a renewable resource for its energy source?
a)
solar powered car
b)
coal powered steam train
c)
natural gas car
d)
gasoline truck
3.
Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...
a)
they are used to produce heat
b)
they take a long time to form
c)
they can be found underground
4.

The remains of dead plants and animals which got buried under the rocks millions of years ago are called _________.

a)

Coal

b)

Diamond

c)

Artifacts

d)

Fossils

e)

Bone rocks

5.

Which among the following is the cleanest fuel

a)

Coal

b)

Petrol

c)

Diesel

d)

CNG

6.

Which coal produces the lowest amount of heat

a)

Lignite

b)

Peat

c)

Anthracite

d)

Bituminous Coal

7.

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

a)

Petroleum

b)

Wood

c)

Cow dung

d)

Dry leaves

8.

Identify the fuel that leaves more smoke and ash on burning.

a)

Solid fuel

b)

Liquid fuels

c)

Gaseous fuels

d)

Any one of the above

9.

What are the most common sources of energy used in automobiles?

a)

Wood and coal

b)

Petroleum and diesel

c)

LPG and cow dung

d)

Natural gas and coal

10.

Which of the forms of coal has highest percentage of carbon?

a)

Anthracite

b)

Bituminous

c)

Peat

d)

Lignite

11.

Which of these is not a fossil fuel?

a)

Coal

b)

LPG

c)

Bio gas

d)

Natural Gas

12.

The main constituent of LPG is

a)

methane

b)

ethane

c)

propane

d)

butane

13.
The diagram shows layers of sedimentary rock and examples of the fossils each layer contains, Which layer contains the oldest fossils? 
a)
A. Layer 2
b)
B. Layer 4
c)
C. Layer 1
d)
D. Layer 3
14.
The surface of the land displays a mountain range and rivers. What might a scientist conclude about about the environment, based on the fossils in the sedimentary layers? 
a)
A. The land was once a rainforest. 
b)
The area was once covered by a desert. 
c)
C. The area was once a grassy plain. 
d)
D. The area was once near or covered by an ocean. 
15.
What are the 3 main fossil fuels?
a)
A. Coal, oil, and vegetable oil. 
b)
B. Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
c)
C. Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
d)
D. Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources
16.
Fossil Fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud.  What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form.
a)
A. Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood
b)
B. Mostly decaying organisms
c)
C. Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks
d)
D. Mostly metal minerals
17.

All of these are related to the formation of oil or natural gas EXCEPT:

a)

A. Decomposed Animals

b)

B. Pressure

c)

C. Sedimentary Rocks

d)

D. Active Volcanoes

18.
What had to be applied in order to make buried organic matter into fossil fuels?
a)
A. Industrial Pollution
b)
B. Ocean Currents
c)
C. Volcanic Activity
d)
D. Heat and pressure
19.
A student creates a model of the formation of fossil fuels by first placing a layer of leaves, representing organic matter, in the bottom of a cup.  What step will come next in the model?
a)
A. Pouring water over the leaves to model washing away by rivers. 
b)
B. adding sand on top of the leaves to model burial in sediments. 
c)
C. Burning the leaves to model the decay of organic matter. 
d)
D. Putting the leaves in the freezer to model conditions on top of mountains. 
20.

This fossil fuel has been created by the remains of plants and must be mined from deep within the Earth.

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

natural gas

d)

solar

21.
What is the definition of a renewable resource?
a)
things that don't run out
b)
things that do run out
c)
stuff that makes things happen
d)
none of the above
22.
What fossil fuel is in the image?
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Steam
c)
Coal
d)
Petroleum
23.

Which fossil fuels formed in an ocean?

a)

coal and oil

b)

oil and natural gas

c)

natural gas and coal

24.

The pictures show layers deposited on dead plants and animals. If millions of years past, what will most likely happen to the dead plants and animals?

a)

They were eaten by scavengers

b)

They become fossil fuels

c)

They are washed away by H20

d)

They dissolve into the h20

25.
The series of pictures shows the formation of a natural resource.
Which natural resource found in the region marked with an X is formed in this process?
a)
Igneous rock
b)
Coal
c)
Oil
d)
Soil
26.
Non-Renewable resources are also known as what?
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Renewable
c)
Solar Energy
d)
Hydroelectric Energy
27.
Where does most of earth`s energy come from?
a)
The sun
b)
Mars
c)
Wind
d)
Water
28.
Energy we get from earth's interior heat
a)
Geothermal
b)
Solar Energy 
c)
Wind Energy 
d)
Hydroelectricity 
29.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
30.
What characteristic do all renewable resources share?
a)
Produced by waste products of animals
b)
Form underground from dead organisms
c)
Allow energy to pass through them easily
d)
Replaced in a reasonably short time period
31.
Which of the following determines whether a resource is a renewable or nonrenewable resource?
a)
The cost for obtaining and using the resource.
b)
The effect of the resource on the environment
c)
whether the resource is used to generate energy or is made into products
d)
the rate at which the resource can be replaced
32.
Which of the following statements about all fossil fuels is true?
a)
Fossil fuels are liquids.
b)
Fossil fuels are found only on land.
c)
Fossil fuels are renewable.
d)
Fossil fuels form from the remains of ancient organisms such as plants and animals.
33.

Petroleum if formed by -------------

a)

Dead remains of plants and animals

b)

Coal changes to petroleum

c)

In side water

d)

In car bus

34.

The Pink and brown colour shows ___________in this picture in the order given below

a)

water and rock

b)

Oil and gas

c)

Gas and oil

d)

gas and water

35.

Look at the picture and tell which of the following is renewable source of energy

a)

Pitcher plant

b)

cow dung

c)

Mud

d)

Gobar gas plant

36.

By product of petroleum refining is ________--

a)

Petrol /diesel only

b)

coal/ cng/ lgp/wax

c)

petrol only

d)

wax/cng/coaltar/ lpg

37.
Which of the following is NOT an alternative energy source?
a)
fossil fuels
b)
geothermal
c)
hydroelectric
d)
wind 
38.
The Earth provides humans with an unlimited amount of fossil fuels. They are considered renewable.
a)
True
b)
False
39.

Methods to save petrol diesel are ------------

a)

Pool car / walk short distances

b)

Go by bus / take scooter to short diatance

c)

walk to city / tell papa to drop you in car at school

d)

all of these

40.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
41.

Which among of the followings is not a form of petroleum?

a)

petrol

b)

diesel

c)

LPG

d)

uple

42.

Name the place from where people refill their vehicles.

a)

Gas store

b)

Air pump

c)

Petrol pump

d)

Bus stand

43.

Petroleum if formed by -------------deep under the earth.

a)

Dead remains of plants and animals

b)

Coal changes to petroleum

c)

In side water

d)

In car bus

44.
Oil, natural gas and coal are called ________resources because they are not easy to replace.
a)
fossil fuels
b)
cheap
c)
natural resources
d)
nonrenewable
45.

This fossil fuel has been created by the remains of plants and must be mined from deep within the Earth.

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

natural gas

d)

solar

46.

This is how oil is extracted (pulled) from underground.

a)

mining

b)

shoveling

c)

scraping

d)

drilling

47.

Two ADVANTAGES of Fossil Fuels are:

a)

They are not easy to find and hardly generate electricity

b)

Are easy to find and generate huge amounts of electricity for big cities.

c)

Are nonrenewable and generate just enough electricity for big cities

d)

Are renewable and are gone once used up

48.

The four factors that contribute to the formation of fossil fuels are

a)

energy, sunlight, food and water

b)

natural gas, oil, and coal

c)

organic matter, temperature, time and temperature conditions

d)

plastic, medicine, cosmetics and jewelry

49.
How are fossils created?
a)
A. Traces of organisms harden like rock. 
b)
B. Dead organisms are quickly buried for millions of years.
c)
C. Animals get trapped.
d)
D. All of the above
50.
What had to be applied in order to make buried organic matter into fossil fuels?
a)
A. Industrial Pollution
b)
B. Ocean Currents
c)
C. Volcanic Activity
d)
D. Heat and pressure
51.

Which resources are renewable?

a)

Solar, Wind, Water

b)

Gas, Oil, Coal

c)

Fossil Fuels

52.

What is one disadvantage of using solar power?

a)

It is free

b)

At night, no power can be made

c)

It is renewable

53.
Energy we get from burning living things
a)
Hydroelectricity 
b)
Wind Energy
c)
Biomass Fuel
d)
Hydrogen Power

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