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Fossil Fuels #1
Test Description: Fossil Fuels
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1) What type of resource is described by the consumption rate being comparable to the rate of replacement ?
A
Nonrenewable
B
Hydrologic
C
Solar
D
Renewable
2) The main problem with depending on fossil fuels as primary energy sources is that they are
A
overabundant
B
nonpolluting
C
nonrenewable
D
deep underground
3) What is the main disadvantage of nuclear energy?
A
It creates long-lasting waste products
B
It kills thousands of people a year
C
It creates tons of pollution
D
It makes the rain radioactive
4) Petroleum reservoirs are able to form due to layers of - ?
A
Impermeable rock
B
Bands of schist and gneiss
C
Permeable rock
D
The water table
5) The two types of coal are
A
Bituminous and Anthracite
B
Anthracite and Lignite
C
Bituminous and Lignite
D
Peat and Bituminous
6) Anthracite coal is typically more desirable because -
A
It has more carbon and burns cleaner
B
It has less carbon and sulfur
C
It is softer and easier to mine
D
It is harder and easier to load
7) The main disadvantage to solar power is that -
A
you can't use it in the winter
B
you can't use it at night
C
solar panels only last for 10 years
D
wind levels vary during the day
8) Coal is formed from -
A
charcoal
B
lava
C
dinosaurs
D
ancient forests and peat bogs
9) Coal is mainly used for what in the United States?
A
Barbecuing
B
Making gasoline
C
To generate electricity
D
To generate heat in homes
10) In the United States, nuclear material is generally used for -
A
fuel for jets
B
generation of electricity
C
fuel for trains
D
generation of medicine
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