Environmental Science Chapter 17 Section 1

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fossil fuel that looks like ice

• a. fossil fuels

• b. electric generator

• c. acid precipitation

• d. methane hydrates

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converts motion into electrical energy

• a. fossil fuels

• b. electric generator

• c. acid precipitation

• d. methane hydrates

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most abundant fossil fuel in the world

• a. acid precipitation

• b. methane hydrates

• c. oil refinery

• d. coal

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coal, oil, and natural gas

• a. fossil fuels

• b. electric generator

• c. acid precipitation

• d. methane hydrates

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converts petroleum into fuels

• a. oil refinery

• b. electric generator

• c. acid precipitation

• d. methane hydrates

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results from burning high-sulfur coal

• a. fossil fuels

• b. electric generator

• c. acid precipitation

• d. methane hydrates

Oil and natural gas are formed from the

• a. migration of complex carbohydrate molecules to nonporous rock formations.

• b. decay of tiny marine organisms that accumulated on the bottom of the ocean millions of years ago.

• c. burning of high-sulfur, low-grade uranium.

• d. decay of plants that lived in swamps hundreds of thousands of years ago.

Inside the combustion chamber of a coal-fired power plant

• a. steam is directed against turbine blades and causes the blades to turn.

• b. the turbine sets the generator in motion.

• c. electricity is generated.

• d. burning fossil fuels releases energy in the form of heat.

Most of the energy consumed in the United States is used for

• a. residential electrical needs.

• b. commercial electrical needs.

• c. transportation.

• d. industrial purposes.

The energy needs of the United States in the 1990s have

• a. risen dramatically.

• b. fallen dramatically.

• c. risen slightly.

• d. fallen slightly.