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Fossil fuels

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where are most fossils found?
a)
A. In sand dunes
b)
B. In volcanoes
c)
C. In igneous rocks 
d)
D. In sedimentary rocks 
2.
This fossil was found at an excavation site in West Texas. What can a scientist determine about this animal from evidence of the fossil? 
a)
A. This animal was a carnivore. 
b)
B. This animal was a good swimmer. 
c)
C. This animal lived in a cold climate. 
d)
D. This animal lived underground. 
3.
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
4.
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
5.

What process is used to separate crude oil in hydrocarbons with different chain lengths?

a)

distillation

b)

fractional distillation

c)

cracking

d)

polymerisation

6.

Fractional distillation separates crude oil based on the different __________ of the molecules in the mixture

a)

melting point

b)

boiling point

c)

freezing point

d)

chemical reactivity

7.
Which of the following is not a use of the products from the fractional distillation of crude oil?
a)
a) Iron ore
b)
b) Petrol
c)
c) Asphalt
d)
d) Motor fuel
8.

A fraction of crude oil is made up of:

a)

Hydrocarbons of similar chain lengths

b)

Numbers

c)

Large hydrocarbons

d)

Alkenes only

9.

Crude oil is made up of:

a)

Ethane

b)

Butane

c)

A mixture of different hydrocarbons

d)

Extremely large hydrocarbons which are broken up once extracted

10.

What process happens at each level in the fractionating column?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Combustion

11.

Which fraction is used for jet fuel?

a)

Heavy fuel oil

b)

Kerosene

c)

LPG

d)

Petrol

12.

Gases/LPG are used for:

a)

Fuel in cars

b)

Fuel for large ships

c)

Roof and road surfacing

d)

Domestic heating and cooking

13.

Petrol is used for:

a)

Fuel in cars

b)

Fuel in aircraft

c)

Domestic heating and cooking

d)

Road surfacing

14.

Renewable energy resources are?

a)

Resource that cannot be readily replaced by natural means on a level equal to its use.

b)

Invisible resources

c)

Renewable resources that can be naturally restored.

d)

All the above

15.

___________ energy comes directly from the sun.

a)

Warm

b)

Solar

c)

Hydro

d)

Bio-fuels

16.

Bio-fuel and geothermal energy are examples of?

a)

Non-renewable energy resources

b)

Hydro energy

c)

Renewable energy resources

d)

None of the above

17.
Non-Renewable resources are also known as what?
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Renewable
c)
Solar Energy
d)
Hydroelectric Energy
18.
Fossil fuels are Renewable resources. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
19.

Did you Understand the Lesson?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

Please Review in next Class

20.

What amount of fossil fuels are available for us to use?

a)

None

b)

an unlimited amount

c)

a limited amount

21.

Where are fossil fuels found?

a)

in rocks on the ground

b)

at the landfill

c)

at the recycling centre

d)

underneath the Earth's surface

22.

What are the three types of fossil fuels?

a)

Gasoline, Petroleum and Coal

b)

Nature oil, gas and coal

c)

Oil, coal and natural gas

d)

Gas, oil and coal

23.

Fossil fuels are renewable resources

a)

True

b)

False

24.

How are fossil fuels formed?

a)

Form from thousands of layers of feces under extreme heat and pressure over a long period of time

b)

Decomposing of plants and animals under extreme heat and pressure from an underground

c)

Form from thousands of layers of dusts under extreme heat and pressure over a long period of time

d)

Decomposing of plants and woods under extreme heat and pressure from an underground

25.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about fossil fuels?

a)

They are non-renewable

b)

They produce harmful pollution

c)

They can easily be replaced as they are used.

d)

They are inexpensive

26.

The fossil fuel that most likely provides the electricity for your laptop is ____.

a)

Petroleum

b)

Natural gas

c)

Crude oil

d)

Coal

27.

In addition to fossil fuels, another type of non-renewable energy source is ____.

a)

Biomass

b)

Geothermal energy

c)

Hydroelectricity

d)

Nuclear energy

28.

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

29.

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

a)

Mining

b)

Drilling

c)

Shoveling

d)

Scraping

30.

Fossil fuel is an energy providing material that comes from

a)

long-dead remains of living things.

b)

the center of the Earth.

c)

out space.

d)

the atmosphere.

31.

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel.

a)

coal

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

petroleum oil

d)

natural gas

32.

The fuel used in power plants to make electricity is

a)

natural gas.

b)

petroleum oil.

c)

coal.

d)

water.

33.

Most energy modern people use comes from

a)

nuclear power.

b)

using wind energy.

c)

using the sun's energy.

d)

burning fossil fuels.

34.

The remains that transformed into fossil fuels were buried for

a)

a few hundred years.

b)

millions of years.

c)

less than 20,000 years.

d)

hardly any time at all.

35.

Heat and _____________ transformed living things into fossil fuels.

a)

pressure

b)

air

c)

gas

d)

water

36.

There is a limited amount of fossil fuels.

a)

true

b)

false

37.

Fossil fuels are a _______________________.

a)

renewable resource

b)

unknown resource

c)

nonrenewable resource

d)

new resource

38.

The supply of fossil fuels is NOT rapidly depleting.

a)

true

b)

false

39.

Burning fossil fuels causes ____________ and ____________.

a)

acid rain

b)

clean air

c)

air pollution

d)

clean cities

40.

Fossil fuel burning releases large amounts of _______________.

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

d)

carbon monoxide

41.

_____________ and ____________ trap heat in Earth's atmosphere.

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

greenhouse gases

d)

nitrogen

42.

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

a)

Coal, Oil, and nuclear fuel

b)

Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas

c)

Electricity, Gas, Petroleum

d)

Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources

43.
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
44.

Which of these is not a fossil fuel?

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Electricity

d)

Natural Gas

45.

What is coal made of?

a)

decomposed plant remains

b)

decomposed sea creatures

c)

lava

d)

all of the above

46.
Oil formation occurs where, millions of years ago, there were large oceans.  This is because oceans have - 
a)
waves that are constantly moving 
b)
great numbers of tiny marine animals
c)
currents that mix the water thoroughly
d)
deep caverns where no light can reach
47.

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

a)

True

b)

False

48.
Formed from dead marine organisms
a)
Oil and Natural Gas
b)
Coal
c)
Fossil Fuels
49.

7. Which fossil fuel is the remains of ancient plants?

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Natural Gas

50.

What conditions are needed to form coal?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Heat

c)

Moisture and pressure

d)

Cool and moist

51.
How long does it take for fossil fuels to form?
a)

Millions of years

b)

days

c)

months

d)

centuries

52.

All of the following are considered renewable energy sources EXCEPT –

a)

Wind

b)

Coal

c)

Biomass

d)

Solar

53.

Renewable energy resources produce less_____________ than fossil fuels.

a)

pollution

b)

energy

c)

wind

d)

light

54.

Which of these statements is correct?

a)

Earth has an endless supply of resources

b)

Most of Earth's resources are endless but a few are limited.

c)

Most of Earth's resources are limited but a few are endless.

d)

Earth has a limited supply of resources that will eventually end

55.

What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

a)

Renewable resources can be replaced faster than non-renewable.

b)

Non-renewable resources can be replaced by more resources.

c)

non-renewable resources cannot be used by humans.

d)

Renewable resources are renewed into something new.

56.
Any useful material that is found in nature:
a)
Natural Resource
b)
Human Resource
c)
Plants

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