E&E Review 2

Which of the following fossil fuels is primarily used for transportation?

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

• nuclear

This nonrenewable energy source formed in ancient swamps when the remains of dead plants became peat which was buried in layers of the Earth under heat and pressure for millions of years.

• oil

• natural gas

• coal

• uranium

These nonrenewable energy resources formed in ancient seas, from the remains of dead algae buried under heat and pressure for millions of years.

• nuclear and coal

• wind and solar

• oil and natural gas

• hydroelectric and geothermal

How long did it take fossil fuels to form?

• 3 million years

• 30 million years

• 300 million years

• 800 million years

How are fossil fuels related to the greenhouse effect?

• Fossil fuels are not related to the greenhouse effect.

• The combustion of fossil fuels adds oxygen, a greenhouse gas, to the atmosphere.

• When fossil fuels are buried under the Earth they cause climate change.

• Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, to the atmosphere.

According to this pie chart what percentage of energy consumed is from fossil fuels?

• 18%

• 90%

• 82%

• 10%

Which energy source supplied more power, coal or renewables?

• coal

• renewables

• nuclear

The following can be released from pulverized rocks during coal mining and end up in nearby waterways

• salts

• heavy metals

• toxic chemicals

• all of these

Which of the following statements is NOT true about coal? Mark only one oval.

• Coal can be found in the Appalachian mountains in West Virginia

• Coal provides fast, simple electricity generation

• Coal is one of the cheapest sources of energy

• Burning coal does not contribute to climate change or air pollution

A type of mining that clears large expanses of forests and uses explosives to remove the top of a mountain and expose seams of coal underneath the removed soil and rocks. Mark only one oval.

• underground mining

• offshore drilling

• fracking

• mountaintop removal