Fossil Fuels - BP - NICHOLAS GLAESER | Biblioteka

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How is natural gas different from coal?

Natural gas is a renewable resource; coal is a fossil fuel.

Natural gas is a form of petroleum; coal is extracted from coal deposits.

Coal is a form of petroleum; natural gas is emitted by volcanoes.

Coal is a fossil fuel; natural gas is a renewable resource.

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Why are the remains of ancient organisms buried so deeply within the earth? Choose the best answer.

They were swallowed up by major earthquakes

Most ancient organisms lived underground

They were buried by the meteor strike that killed the dinosaurs

They were buried by natural processes

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What force is important in the creation of both coal and petroleum?

Putrefaction

Petrification

Pressure

Oxidation

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How long does it take decaying organisms to transform into fossil fuels?

Decades

Millions of years

Thousands of years

Hundreds of years

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How are fossil fuels taken from the earth?

Skimmed off the surface of the ocean

Through underground combustion

Through deep wells and mines

Brought to the surface using water

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Which of the following is most likely to use coal as fuel?

Car

Stove

Airplane

Factory

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Which of these is an advantage of fossil fuels?

They do not require much processing

You can extract them without complicated machinery

Burning them does not have any negative side effects

There is an unlimited supply of them

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Why is burning fossil fuels bad for the environment?

It destroys the ozone layer

It adds harmful mercury to waterways

The clouds it creates bring excess rain and flooding

The gases emitted lead to global climate change

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The gases produced by burning fossil fuels usually contain which element?

Carbon

Oxygen

Hydrogen

Nitrogen

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How much of the world's energy comes from renewable resources?

Less than half

More than half

All

None

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