Physics Fossil Fuels Test

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as pressure and heat are added, this fossil fuel goes from peat to lignite, then bituminous and finally to anthricite

coal

combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock

coal

what fossil fuel is in this image? (the solid one)

coal

what type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?

coal

which fossil fuel is solid?

coal

which type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?

coal

what are the 3 main fossil fuels

coal, oil, and natural gas

one of the risks when fracking for natural gas is

contamination of drinking water

the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010

is the worst spill in US history causing major damage to marine and coastal ecosystems

oil and natural gas were formed from

marine organisms

the main ingredient in natural gas is:

methane

what device can convert another form of energy into electrical energy?

a generator

carbon dioxide is also known as

a greenhouse gas

the US imports about how much of its petroleum from other countries?

1/2

in the US, how many nuclear reactors are there?

100

nuclear energy accounts for what percent of the world's energy use?

15%

when did the 3 Mile Island Accident occur?

1979

in what year did the Chernobyl disaster occur?

1986

surface mining is used when coal is less than __________ feet underground

200

one barrel of oil is how many gallons?

42

1 barrel of oil (42 gallons of petroleum) produces how many gallons of usable product?

44

who came up with the equation E=mc^2

Albert Einstein

what is a refinery?

a factory in which crude oil is heated and separated into fuels

in Arkansas, the nuclear power plant is located in what city?

Russelville

where is Chernobyl?

Ukraine

what is NOT a benefit of alternative energy?

always available

this picture represents which type of alternative energy? (its like a the one with the hippo and the gas pump)

biofuels

which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

biomass

most of all the oil imported in the US comes from what country?

canada

fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they....

cannot be replenished in a human lifetime

fossil fuels are classifies as nonrenewable because they...

cannot be replenished in a human lifetime

how do we get natural gas?

drilling and harvesting of wells

a generator converts another form of energy into what?

electrical energy

what is hydroelectric energy?

electricity made from the energy of moving water in a dam

what is it called when atoms split and energy is released?

fission

what is it called when atoms are combined to form larger atoms and energy is released?

fusion

this picture represents which type of alternative energy?

geothermal

energy that come from the ground is called what?

geothermal energy

this power plant produces electricity most likely by using-

geothermal energy

what is a problem that is linked to the burning of fossil fuels?

global warming

what two processes are necessary to make oil?

heat and pressure

what is geothermal energy?

heat naturally produced with earth

what is geothermal energy?

hot steam underground

fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable resources because of

how long they take to form

people who live near dams typically are supplied by what type of energy?

hydroelectric

this picture represents which type of alternative energy? (issa dam)

hydroelectric

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.

mostly decaying organisms

fracking is a way to extract which fossil fuel?

natural gas

this is the cleanest burning of the fossil fuels:

natural gas

what fossil fuel is in this image? (its like a gas stove)

natural gas

what is an advantage of wind energy?

no pollution

energy sources that cannot be replaced once they are used up

non renewable sources

Exxon Valdez and the BP Horizon are just 2 of the many examples of disasters involving spills of this fossil fuel

oil/petroleum

which of the following is not a product made from petroleum

paper

crude oil is also called what?

petroleum

gasoline comes from which fossil fuel?

petroleum

what are biofuels made of?

plants and animal waste

crude oil must be refined before it can be used as fuel. what does "refined" mean?

purified

energy sources that can be replaced

renewable energy sources

this picture represents what type of alternative energy? (its like a house with solar panels and the sun)

solar

energy that comes from the sun is called..

solar energy

nuclear energy is found in what part of the atom?

the nucleus

what happens in the big towers that have steam coming out of them?

the steam turns back into water

what do all types of energy have in common?

turbines drive generators which produce electricity

the element used in a nuclear reactor is

uranium

this picture represents which type of alternative energy? (its those big spinny things)

wind


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