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Fossil Fuels

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is NOT a fossil fuel?

a)

Oil

b)

Gas

c)

Uranium

d)

Coal

2.

When was the Carboniferous period?

a)

150 to 100 million years ago

b)

Approximately 360 to 286 million years ago

c)

400 million to 380 million years ago

d)

66 million years ago

3.

Which resources are better for the environment?

a)

Non-renewable resources

b)

Renewable resources

4.

Were there dinosaurs during Carboniferous Era?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

What were the lands covered with during Carboniferous Era?

a)

Dinosaur fossils

b)

Dead remains of birds

c)

Sands and dry materials

d)

Organisms and plants

6.

How many major types of fossil fuels are there?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

7.

Are fossil fuels usable forever?

a)

No, because they are non-renewable

b)

Yes, because they are renewable

8.

How is coal formed?

a)

From plankton and mammals

b)

From ferns, plants and trees

c)

From dead dinosaurs

d)

From zooplankton and algaes

9.

How is oil formed?

a)

From dead dinosaurs

b)

From ferns, trees and plants

c)

Dead mammals

d)

From zooplankton and algae

10.

What does burning fossil fuel emit the most?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Helium

d)

Hydrogen

11.

Fossil fuels are the world's most used energy source.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What do we produce from fossil fuels?

a)

Electricity

b)

Plants

c)

Animals and cattle

d)

Nuclear energy

13.

Which one of the following things is NOT produced from fossil fuels?

a)

Plastics

b)

Cosmetics

c)

Medicine

d)

Wood

14.

The careful use of a resource is....

a)

Recycling

b)

Stacking

c)

Conserving

d)

Wasting

15.

What are greenhouse gases?

a)

They make the atmosphere cooler

b)

They make the atmosphere hotter

c)

They are gases with green colors

d)

They are toxic gases

16.

Greenhouse gases cause environmental and health issues

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What is the material on the photo?

a)

Stones

b)

Rocks

c)

Coal

d)

Iron

18.

Which fossil fuel is extracted using the machine in the picture?

a)

Coal

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Oil

d)

Uranium