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FOSSIL FUELS

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3585secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

How is natural gas different from coal?

a)

Natural gas is a renewable resource; coal is a fossil fuel

b)

Natural gas is a form of petroleum; coal is extracted from coal deposits

c)

Coal is a form of petroleum; natural gas is emitted by volcanoes

d)

Coal is a fossil fuel; natural gas is a renewable resource

2.

Why are the remains of ancient organisms buried so deeply within the earth? Choose the best answer.

a)

They were swallowed up by major earthquakes

b)

Most ancient organisms lived underground

c)

They were buried by the meteor strike that killed the dinosaurs

d)

They were buried by natural processes

3.

What force is important in the creation of both coal and petroleum?

a)

Putrefaction

b)

Petrification

c)

Pressure

d)

Oxidation

4.

How long does it take decaying organisms to transform into fossil fuels?

a)

Decades

b)

Millions of years

c)

Thousands of years

d)

Hundreds of years

5.

How are fossil fuels taken from the earth?

a)

Skimmed off the surface of the ocean

b)

Through underground combustion

c)

Through deep wells and mines

d)

Brought to the surface using water

6.

Which of the following is most likely to use coal as fuel?

a)

Car

b)

Car

c)

Airplane

d)

Factory

7.

Which of these is an advantage of fossil fuels?

a)

They do not require much processing

b)

You can extract them without complicated machinery

c)

Burning them does not have any negative side effects

d)

There is an unlimited supply of them

8.

Why is burning fossil fuels bad for the environment?

a)

It destroys the ozone layer

b)

It adds harmful mercury to waterways

c)

The clouds it creates bring excess rain and flooding

d)

The gases emitted lead to global climate change

9.

The gases produced by burning fossil fuels usually contain which element?

a)

Carbon

b)

Oxygen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Nitrogen

10.

How much of the world's energy comes from renewable resources?

a)

Less than half

b)

More than half

c)

All

d)

None

11.

Rock made of layers of compressed organic and inorganic sediments

a)

fossil fuels

b)

coal

c)

sedimentary rock

12.

What are three fossil fuels?

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

biofuel

d)

natural gas

13.

A flammable liquid produced from organic matter buried under layers of sediment for millions of years...

a)

oil

b)

natural gas

c)

coal

14.

What three things help form fossil fuels?

a)

remains of organisms

b)

heat and pressure

c)

lots of time

d)

oxygen

15.

A flammable material, without a definite form, produced from organic material buried under sediments and found near oil

a)

natural gas

b)

coal

c)

sedimentary rock

16.

Fossil fuels include coal, natural gas, and oil.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Why are coal, oil, and natural gas nonrenewable resources?

a)

We can make them again.

b)

Someday they may disappear completely.

c)

Nature can't replace them after they are used.

d)

You can make a new one.

18.

Which fossil fuel forms under the most extreme heat and pressure?

a)

oil

b)

natural gas

c)

coal

19.

Which process breaks down rock?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

20.

What are non-renewable flammable materials made from the buried remains of plants and animals, used for heat and power?

a)

non-renewable resources

b)

renewable resources

21.
What is the most plentiful fossil fuel? 
a)
Oil
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Petroleum 
d)
Coal
22.
Why do we use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources? 
a)
Less Expensive 
b)
More Energy
c)
All of the above
23.
The careful use of a resource is....
a)
recycling
b)
pollution
c)
depositing
d)
conservation
24.
The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
wind
d)
natural gas
25.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
26.
Corn, wheat, and soybeans can be made into a substance called ethanol. In some places, ethanol is part of a mixture used to power cars and trucks. What type of alternative energy resource is ethanol?
a)
Hydroelectric
b)
Geothermal
c)
Biofuels
d)
Solar
27.
Which of the following is not a type of fossil fuel? 
a)
Coal
b)
Light
c)
Petroleum
d)
Natural Gas
28.
What are fossil fuels?
a)
Dinosaur bones
b)
Resources made from once living organisms 
c)
Combination of different rocks
d)
Gas Stations
29.
Why do we depend on fossil fuels? 
a)
Electricity, transportation, and heating
b)
Food
c)
Sunlight
d)
Growing, building muscle, calcium
30.
Where did the energy for fossil fuels come from?
a)
Animals
b)
Plants
c)
Sun
d)
Chemosynthesis
31.
Drilling and transporting fossil fuels causes damage to natural habitats and can lead to land and water pollution. 
a)
True
b)
False
32.
What is the result of using fossil fuels more rapidly than they are formed?
a)
The reserves will be refilled more quickly.
b)
The reserves will eventually be used up.
c)
The price of fossil fuels will fall.
d)
The reserves will not be affected.
33.
The most plentiful fossil fuel in the United States is
a)
natural gas.
b)
coal.
c)
oil
d)
wood.
34.
Factories where crude oil is separated into fuels and other products are called
a)
incinerators.
b)
deposits.
c)
reserves.
d)
refineries.
35.
A liquid fossil fuel formed from the remains of animals, algae, and other organisms is
a)
petroleum.
b)
coal.
c)
natural gas.
d)
hydrocarbon.
36.

Which of these is not a fossil fuel?

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Electricity

d)

Natural Gas

37.

5. The Earth provides humans with an unlimited amount of fossil fuels. They are considered renewable.

a)

True

b)

False

38.
Energy sources that cannot be replaced once they are used up
a)
Renewable Energy Sources
b)
Non Renewable Energy Sources
39.

Why are fossils fuels so widely used?

a)

They are renewable so they won't run out.

b)

They pollution they produce is less compared to renewable energy sources.

c)

They are easy to obtain and process.

d)

They don't disrupt the environment when mined from the earth.

40.

Fossil Fuels are

a)

pieces of rock that have been compacted many times

b)

rock that contains 50% plant and animal remains

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

fuels that form from the remains of plant and other organisms that were buried and altered over million of years

41.

Fossil Fuels (choose ALL that apply)

a)

considered nonrenewable resources

b)

cause pollution in the atmosphere

c)

are renewable resources

d)

oil, coal and natural gas

42.

This fossil fuel is formed from the remains of small organisms that lived in the ocean AND is a thick, black liquid

a)

natural gas

b)

coal

c)

oil

d)

steam

43.

Coal is formed from

a)

rocks

b)

a factory

c)

remains of small organisms that lived many millions of years ago in our oceans

d)

plant remains along with heat and pressure

44.

The flame on your stove is an example of

a)

coal

b)

petroleum

c)

natural gas

d)

oil

45.

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, high temperatures, time and pressure

d)

plastic, medicine, cosmetics and jewelry

46.

What conditions are needed to form coal?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Heat

c)

Moisture and pressure

d)

Cool and moist

47.
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)
Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood
b)
Mostly decaying organisms
c)
Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks
d)
Mostly metal minerals
48.
The Earth provides humans with an unlimited amount of fossil fuels. They are considered renewable.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
In addition to long periods of time, all of the following are necessary for the formation of fossil fuels EXECPT - 
a)
extreme heat
b)
organic (living) matter
c)
fresh water
d)
intense pressure
50.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
51.
Which fossil fuel is formed when more heat and pressure is applied to OIL?
a)
Oil
b)
Coal
c)
There isn't one
d)
Natural gas
52.
What type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?
a)
wind
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
air
53.

Which event began the formation of oil?

a)

the mixing of sea water with minerals

b)

the buildup of sea shells

c)

the eruption of a volcano

d)

the death of anciet marine (ocean) animals

54.
What must be present for Fossil Fuels to form?
a)
Bones and Sediment
b)
Dead Organisms and Layers of Sediment
c)
Dead Organisms, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time
d)
Bones, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time
55.
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. 
56.

How long does it take for fossil fuels to form?

a)

100 years

b)

10,000 years

c)

millions of years

57.

Are fossil fuels renewable or non renewable?

a)

renewable

b)

non renewable

58.

Why should we conserve fossil fuels?

a)

They are expensive

b)

One day they will run out

59.
Which layer formed first?
a)
Rock Layer W
b)
Rock Layer X
c)
Rock Layer Y
d)
Rock Layer Z
60.
How does coal form?
a)
Pressure builds in wetlands
b)
Pressure builds in trees
c)
Pressure builds in peat bogs
d)
Forms at the North Pole

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