fossil fuels

What is a greenhouse gas?

• a gas created from a plant
• gas that causes the atmosphere to get warmer
• a green colored gas
• a gas that kills you right away

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The many different hydrocarbon compounds found in petroleum can be separated in a process called

• fractional distillation

• combustion

• condensation

• nuclear reaction

Which of the following is a product of the fossil fuel combustion reaction ?

• oxygen gas and water

• carbon dioxide and water

• water only

• carbon monoxide only

Fractional distillation is a process where the hydrocarbon compound are separated into fractions based on their

• different boiling points

• similar boiling points

• different melting points

• similar melting points

Petroleum is a mixture of _______________ .

• hydrogens

• dihydrogen oxides

• hydraulics

• hydrocarbons

According to the pie chart, which is the largest source of energy in the US

• Petroleum

• Natural Gas

• Nuclear Power

• Coal

The Pie Chart depicts the use of energy by different sectors of our society in the US.

According to the chart, which Sector uses the most energy?

• Residential

• Industrial

• Transportation

• Commercial

According to the bar graph, which fuel contains the most energy per gram?

• Wood

• Petroleum

• Coal

• Natural Gas

Most of the energy we use in the US has been transformed into electrical energy. This transformation is never 100% efficient.

What is the general estimate for the efficiency of fossil fuel power plants that generate electricity?

• 95% efficient

• 75% efficient

• 50% efficient

• 35% efficient

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If a fossil-fuel burning power plant that creates electricity is only 35% efficient, what is the remaining 65% of the energy usually transformed into?

• Solar Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Nuclear Energy

• Elastic Energy

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