Environmental Impact of Fossil Fuels

Which fossil fuel is the least polluting when burned ?

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

Our biggest environmental concern, Global Warming, is caused by the emission of this gas when any fossil fuel is burned

• hydrogen

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• sulfuric acid

The process by which gasses in the atmosphere trap in heat and warm it is called the :

• Greenhouse Effect

• Corona Virus

• Auroras

• Distillation Process

Which of these is not a consequence of increased Global Warming ?

• rising sea level (caused by melting ice caps)

• changing weather patterns

• more powerful hurricanes

• increased UV (cancer causing) light reaching the surface

Oxides of sulfur and nitrogen caused by burning coal and oil can result in a type of air pollution known as :

• global warming

• acid rain

• ozone depletion

The major source of acid rain pollution is :

• exhaust from cars

• nuclear reactors

• burning coal in power plants

• the sun

Unburned hydrocarbons are said to be "carcinogenic". This word means :

• cancer causing

• flesh eating

• run over by a car

• exposure to radiation

The main pollution device installed in cars which changes dirty exhaust gas into cleaner gasses released into the air is called the :

• dehumidifier

• distiller

• catalytic converter

• methane exchanger

The major form of water pollution in Schuylkill County, known as acid mine drainage is a result of :

• mining coal

• drilling for oil

• extracting natural gas

• the nuclear industry

A major form of pollution caused when small particles are created when coal is processed which can cause breathing problems, inhibit photosynthesis and clog waterways is called

• brine waste

• siltation

• fermentation

• anthracite synthesis