Chapter 11 - Natural Resources - Lesson 11.1

What factors determine which type of fossil fuel forms?

• The type of organic matter

• The temperature and Pressure

• The length of time the organic matter was buried

• All of the above

Which is NOT a fossil fuel?

• Coal

• Natural Gas

• Oil

• Uranium

Fossil fuels are ___________ sources of energy

• renewable

• non-renewable

• unlimited

• clean

Coal and Oil are also called ____________

• Petroleum

• Black

• mineral

• renewable sources

Fossil fuels are formed from __________________

• soil

• trees

• remains of prehistoric organisms

• water

The hardest coal is ____________

• peat

• anthracite

• bituminous

• lignite

Coal is formed from ___________

• remains of prehistoric plants

• remains of prehistoric animals

• remains of prehistoric plants and animals

• remains of sea animals

Fossil fuel are non-renewable sources of energy because __________

• they are formed quickly

• their formation takes millions of years

• they are unlimited and can be obtained again and again

• they are unlimited

Peat is not a good source of energy

• Peat is not a coal

• Peat conatins more carbon

• Peat contains moisture and creates lot of smoke

• Peat produces more energy

Oil and Natural gas are non-renewable sources of energy because _________

• They are not replaceable in human life time

• Their formation takes millions of years

• Both A and B

• Only A