Apes Fossil Fuel

In a fossil fuel-powered electricity plant, what causes the turbine to turn?

• Heat

• Gas

• Air

• Steam

Which fossil fuel can also be used to produce plastics?

• petroleum (crude oil)

• natural gas

• coal

• nuclear

A controversial large scale operation in the coniferous forest of Alberta, Canada removes which energy resource from its tar sands?

• Petroleum

• Natural Gas

• Coal

• Nuclear Energy

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Which of the following is a potentially negative impact of hydrogen fuel cells?

• Hydrogen fuel is created with the use of fossil fuels

• Increased water vapor in the atmosphere

• Reduction in water sources worldwide to create hydrogen fuel

• Release of carbon dioxide from hydrogen-powered vehicles

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Reorder the following to correctly list how energy is transformed in a coal powerplant from start to finish.

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Electrical energy

• Mechanical energy

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Which of the following pollutants are released from the combustion of coal?

• Carbon dioxide

• Carbon monoxide

• Sulfur dioxide

• Particulate matter

The major long-term problem with using coal to generate electricity is the ________.

• environmental damage in the area around the mine

• water pollution

• carbon dioxide released

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Petroleum products are primarily used for

• production of kerosene as a fuel source.

• extraction of tar and asphalt.

• gasoline for transportation.

• production of petrochemicals needed for industry.

• production of plastics.

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Due to energy being lost during production, transportation, etc. Coal-burning power plants are only about ____% efficient.

• 50

• 1

• 35

• 99

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The main advantage to using natural gas as a fuel or to power industrial plants is that

• natural gas is more abundant and cheaper to harvest/mine

• it burns cleaner and has less air pollutants

• natural gas is one of the most harmful fossil fuels to the environment

• it is better for the economy than coal or petroleum 

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