Obtaining and Using Energy

Peat and wood are extracted for heating by

• mining
• harvesting
• drilling
• fracking

Crude oil can be refined into

• gasoline
• jet fuel
• asphalt
• all of these

Crude oil is often found in underground deposits along with

• peat
• coal
• natural gas
• water

Surface mining has a negative impact on the lithosphere because 

• it causes underground mines to collaps
• it involves deforrestation
• it is dangerous
• it is expensive

Loss of biodiversity due to chemicals leaking into soil and waterways may be caused by

• harvesting
• strip mining
• underground mining
• both underground and strip mining

What energy resources can be obtained by mining?

• crude oil and natural gas
• coal and uranium
• peat and wood
• all of these

What is an environmental impact of drilling for oil?

• oil leaks
• noise pollution
• harmful byproducts
• all of these

Obtaining natural gas from shale rock layers deep below the Earth's surface is called

• mining
• drilling
• fracking
• cracking

A restoration of the land to its previous condition.

• recycling
• re-naturalization
• reduction
• reclamation

Huge bulldozers and other machines are used to clear away large strips of the Earth’s surface.

• shaft mining
• mountaintop removal
• open-pit mining
• strip mining