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