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Fossile fuels

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a mixture?

a)

A single type of atom.

b)

Different substances not chemically joined together.

c)

2 or more atoms chemically joined together.

d)

A natural resource.

2.

What is a natural resource?

a)

A type of element.

b)

A raw material found in nature that may be processed into useful substances.

c)

A compound of different atoms.

d)

A mixture of substances.

3.

Which of the following is an example of a natural resource?

a)

Plastic

b)

Wood

c)

Steel

d)

Glass

4.

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

a)

Wheat

b)

Fossil fuel

c)

Plastic

d)

Wood

5.

What is an example of a compound?

a)

Gold

b)

Water

c)

Air

d)

Wood

6.

What is the definition of a natural resource?

a)

A type of element.

b)

A raw material found in nature that may be processed into useful substances.

c)

A compound of different atoms.

d)

A mixture of substances.

7.

What builds up on top of the mud?

a)

Layers of water

b)

Layers of sand

c)

Layers of oil

d)

Layers of plants

8.

Where is oil typically found?

a)

In the atmosphere

b)

In rivers

c)

In geological formations called reservoirs

d)

In forests

9.

What process is used to extract oil from reservoirs?

a)

Mining

b)

Drilling a well

c)

Evaporation

d)

Filtration

10.

What is a common use of synthetic products made from oil?

a)

Building bridges

b)

Making plastics

c)

Growing plants

d)

Cleaning oceans

11.

What are the trace elements found in crude oil?

a)

Gold, silver, and platinum

b)

Sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen

c)

Helium, neon, and argon

d)

Calcium, magnesium, and potassium

12.

How is crude oil formed?

a)

From volcanic eruptions

b)

From the remains of plants and animals

c)

From the evaporation of seawater

d)

From the melting of glaciers

13.

What covers the remains of plants and animals to form crude oil?

a)

Ice and snow

b)

Sand, silt, and rock

c)

Leaves and branches

d)

Ash and lava

14.

What is a product made from crude oil?

a)

Bread

b)

Gasoline

c)

Cotton

d)

Glass

15.

What is coal used to turn iron into?

a)

Gold

b)

Steel

c)

Silver

d)

Copper

16.

What is the primary component of natural gas?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Methane

d)

Nitrogen

17.

Which process is used to separate crude oil into different components?

a)

Filtration

b)

Distillation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation