WorksheetsApes Fossil Fuels Unit
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The order of grades of coal from lowest energy content to highest energy content is
a)
anthacrite, lignite, bituminous.
b)
anthracite, bituminous, lignite.
c)
lignite, anthracite, bituminous.
d)
bituminous, lignite, anthracite.
e)
lignite, bituminous, anthracite.
2.
Which conventional fossil fuel resource is in largest supply worldwide?
a)
Biomass
b)
Natural gas
c)
Uranium
d)
Oil
e)
Coal
3.
The countries with the largest supplies of coal are
a)
China, Indonesia, the United States, India
b)
India, Brazil, Russia, China
c)
Russia, Indonesia, China, Brazil
d)
Canada, South Africa, Russia
e)
China, the United States, Russia, India
4.
The countries with the largest reserves of coal are
a)
Canada, the United States, China, Russia
b)
China, India, Canada, Russia
c)
The United States, Canada, India, Japan
d)
The United States, Russia, India, China<br />
e)
Russia, India, China, Canada
5.
Which is NOT a reason that coal is so widely used around the world?
a)
Coal resources are relatively easy to exploit.
b)
Coal needs little refining.
c)
Coal is easily transported.
d)
Coal is plentiful.
e)
Coal has a low energy density.
6.
Which is NOT an environmental cost associated with the use of coal?
a)
Particulates released into the atmosphere when coal is burned
b)
Degradation of land that is mined for coal
c)
Creation of highly radioactive waste
d)
Release of trace metals found in coal
e)
Transportation of coal from mine to power plant
7.
Which type of electricity generating power plant regularly releases toxic metals such as mercury and lead into the atmosphere?
a)
Nuclear power plant
b)
Coal fired power plant
c)
Natural gas fired power plant
d)
Petroleum fired power plant
e)
Wind energy power plant
8.
Petroleum products are primarily used for
a)
production of kerosene as a fuel source.
b)
extraction of tar and asphalt.
c)
gasoline for transportation.
d)
production of petrochemicals needed for industry.
e)
production of plastics.
9.
The major petroleum producing countries of the world from the greatest amount produced to the least amount produced are
a)
Saudi Arabia, Canada, China
b)
Saudi Arabia, the United States, Mexico.
c)
the United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia.
d)
the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia.
e)
Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United States.
10.
Which is NOT an environmental cost associated with extracting and using oil?
a)
Oil leaks from pipes or wells
b)
Transporting oil
c)
Trace metals are released during combustion
d)
Waste oil accidentally or deliberately released
e)
U.S. dependency on foreign oil
11.
If ANWR (the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) yields a projected peak amount of approximately 330 million gallons of oil per year and the United States uses roughly 110 billion gallons of oil per year, what percent of the oil used per year would ANWR provide?
a)
0.003 percent
b)
0.03 percent
c)
0.3 percent
d)
3.0 percent
e)
30 percent
12.
Which is not an environmental cost associated with natural gas?
a)
Pipelines built through environmentally sensitive areas
b)
The release of methane into the atmosphere
c)
Trace metals released during combustion
d)
Groundwater contamination
e)
Degradation of land from drilling
13.
Which resource consists mostly of CH4?
a)
Coal
b)
Natural gas
c)
Oil
d)
Uranium
e)
Biofuel
14.
Which is the cleanest burning fossil fuel?
a)
Coal
b)
Natural gas
c)
Oil
d)
Uranium
15.
What is a benefit of natural gas? <br />I. There is almost no trace metals or sulfur dioxide.<br />II. Methane is released in smaller proportions. <br />III. Groundwater contamination is prevented through hydraulic fracturing.
a)
I only
b)
II only
c)
III only
d)
I and II
e)
I, II, and III
16.
Natural gas is considered the cleanest fossil fuel because it burns _____ percent as much CO2 as coal. However, a trade-off of natural gas compared to other fossil fuels is that ______________.
a)
80; recovering natural gas leads to acid mine drainage
b)
20; the energy quality of natural gas is inferior to coal.
c)
60; the process of natural gas exploration uses less water
d)
20; carbon dioxide can be released into the atmosphere
e)
60; methane can be released into the atmosphere
17.
Which is not an environmental cost associated with CTL, liquefied coal?
a)
Lower greenhouse emissions than regular coal
b)
Large demand for water
c)
Large demand for energy needed to process coal
d)
Land degradation in the United States
e)
Trace metals released during combustion of CTL
18.
Which fossil fuel poses risks to the environment?<br />I. Coal<br />II. Natural gas<br />III. Petroleum
a)
I only
b)
II and III
c)
I and III
d)
I and II
e)
I, II, and III
19.
Use Figure 12-3. The above bell-shaped curve representing global oil production is known as the
a)
Hubbert curve
b)
peak oil curve
c)
bell curve
d)
production curve
e)
Allen curve
20.
Use Figure 12-3. The curves predict that oil production
a)
will increase exponentially for the foreseeable future.
b)
will increase, decrease, then increase again.
c)
will reach a peak, then decrease.
d)
will remain constant.
e)
is not affected by the amount of oil reserves.
21.
Use Figure 12-3. Based on the curve, finding new petroleum reserves
a)
will greatly increase the amount of time it will take to use up all available reserves.
b)
will greatly decrease the amount of time it will take to use up all available reserves.
c)
will slightly increase the amount of time it will take to use up all available reserves.
d)
will slightly decrease the amount of time it will take to use up all available reserves.
e)
will have no effect on the amount of time it will take to use up all available reserves.
22.
Energy intensity is measured in the United States by
a)
dividing energy use by the population of the United States.
b)
multiplying energy use by dollar of gross domestic product.
c)
dividing energy use by dollar of gross domestic product.
d)
multiplying energy use by the population of the United States.
e)
dividing gross national product by energy use in the United States.
23.
Figure 12-4 demonstrates that in the United States (since 1950), energy intensity (measured by energy use per dollar of GDP) has
a)
increased and then remained steady.
b)
decreased and then increased.
c)
increased and then decreased.
d)
decreased steadily.
e)
increased steadily.
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