Fossil Fuels & Energy Quiz

When and where was the 1st coal in North America discovered?

Along the Illinois River in 1673

Coal can be...

Burned for heat, and sold for money

How is petroleum extracted?

By derricks

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

Carbon

____ provides 40% of the world's electricity

Coal

A large part of our economy comes from what two fossil fuels?

Coal and oil

What does this define? - "Once we burn the energy from it, and get everything we need, it's gone forever"

Fossil fuels

Why is natural gas the most efficient for making electricity?

It burns the hottest

Oil, gasoline, and coal are three examples of what type of resource?

Non-renewable

___ provides 40% of the world's energy

Oil

In its early stages, coal is a spongy brown material called ____?

Peat

What are the five primary energy sources?

Petroleum (oil & gas), natural gas, coal, nuclear, renewable (solar, wind, hydro, etc.)

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

Pressure

Wind power and solar power are two examples of what type of resources?

Renewable

IL coal has a lot of what in it?

Sulfur

More than half the world's oil comes from where?

The Middle East

Why is burning fossil fuels bad for the environment?

The gasses emitted lead to global climate change (the greenhouse effect)

What causes gasoline prices to rise?

Tropical storms over large areas of water (ie. Gulf of Mexico)

What is the best synonym for "crude" as in "crude oil?"

Unprocessed

How many active coal mines does Illinois have?

24

What percent of Illinois households use natural gas as the main space heating fuel?

80%

What does sulfur dioxide lead to?

Acid rain