Fossil Fuels Quiz

What is the most abundant fossil fuel on Earth?

• Oil

• Natural Gas

• Coal

Which of the following is NOT true about nuclear power?

• Nuclear waste remains radioactive for thousands of years, making storage difficult.

• Nuclear power plants are highly expensive to build and maintain.

• Nuclear power results in the significant emission of greenhouse gasses and air pollutants.

Which of the following is NOT true about the formation of fossil fuels:

• The organic matter is exposed to significant heat and pressure

• Most organisms do not become fossil fuels when they die

Combustion refers to the process where fuel burns because it rapidly combines with _____.

• methane

• propane

• oxygen

Petroleum is another name for which kind of fuel?

• Oil

• Coal

• Natural Gas

Energy can be best defined as __________.

• anything with mass that takes up space.

• the amount of heat an object can give off.

• the ability to do work or cause a change.

In a nuclear reactor, the purpose of control rods is to absorb __________.

• the radiation given off by the reaction.

• the heat given off by the reaction.

• neutrons to slow down the reaction rate.

Fuel rods found inside nuclear reactors typically contain _______.

• oil shale

• uranium

• neptunium

Natural gas is made up of primarily ______.

• water vapor

• carbon dioxide

• methane

Which of the following products is NOT made from petrochemicals?

• Paper

• Paint

• Plastics