Fossil Fuel Questions

What are fossil fuels?

• complex hydrocarbon compounds
• mixtures of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of the Earth
• a nonrenewable energy resource formed the remains of organisms that lived long ago

4. Fossil fuels came from the fossilized remains of plants and animals from long ago.

• True
• False

5. The Earth provides humans with an unlimited amount of fossil fuels. They are considered renewable.

• True
• False

6. Gasoline comes from which fossil fuel?

• Coal
• Petroleum
• Natural Gas

7. Which fossil fuel is the remains of ancient plants?

• Coal
• Petroleum
• Natural Gas

3. What fossil fuel is in the image?

• Natural Gas
• Steam
• Coal
• Petroleum

2. What fossil fuel is in the image?

• Coal
• Natural Gas
• Petroleum

Formed from dead marine organisms

• Oil and Natural Gas
• Coal
• Fossil Fuels

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

• require expensive equipment
• take millions of years to replace
• can be found all over 
• provide all the energy we use

Which is not an environmental impact of using fossil fuels.

• Global Warming
• Acid Rain
• Oil Spill
• Rapid Population Growth