Oil spill and the environment
An oil spill affects plant and animal life. Check the statement that is false.
a) The oil destroys the habitats of many plant and animal species.
b) The oil sticks to plants and prevents them from breathing.
c) The oil affects only the animals that drink the contaminated water.
d) The oil coats animals and poisons them.
c) The oil affects only the animals that drink the contaminated water.
What is fuel?
It is matter that produces energy when it burns.
Complete the names of different types of fuel made from oil.
Heating a barbeque: P __ __ p a __ e
Heating a barbeque: Propane
How does oil react when it comes in contact with water?
The oil floats on the surface of the water.
What is a fossil fuel? Check the correct answer.
a) It is an energy source discovered during the age of the dinosaurs.
b) It is a renewable energy source that comes from wells at the bottom of oceans and seas.
c) It is a non-renewable energy source that comes from decomposed plant and animal remains.
d) It is a non-renewable energy source that comes from refineries.
c) It is a non-renewable energy source that comes from decomposed plant and animal remains.
Complete the names of different types of fuel made from oil.
Heating a home: h __ a __ i __ g __ __ l
Heating a home: heating oil
What is the first thing people have to do to prevent oil from spreading after a spill?
They install a floating boom to prevent the oil from reaching the coastline and to make it easier to recover the oil.
Which of the following energy sources are fossil fuels? Check all the correct answers.
a) Hydroelectricity
b) Natural gas
c) Wind energy
d) Solar energy
e) Oil
b) Natural gas
e) Oil
Complete the names of different types of fuel made from oil.
Making a car run: g __ __ o __ __ __ e
Making a car run: gasoline
Write the following words in the correct spaces in the texts. Watch out: you don’t need all of the words.
• cooling • development • greenhouse gases • living things • oil spill • petroleum products • warming • workers
When an oil tanker runs aground and is damaged, the result is a/an _________. This type of disaster destroys the habitat of many _____________.
When an oil tanker runs aground and is damaged, the result is a/an oil spill. This type of disaster destroys the habitat of many living things.
What is a non-renewable source of energy? Check the correct answer.
a) It is an energy source that is replaced more slowly than we use it.
b) It is an energy source that produces heat.
c) It is an energy source that forms rapidly.
d) It is an energy source that forms at the bottom of oceans.
a) It is an energy source that is replaced more slowly than we use it.
Complete the names of different types of fuel made from oil.
Making a lighter work: __ u t __ n __
Making a lighter work: butane
Write the following words in the correct spaces in the texts. Watch out: you don’t need all of the words.
• cooling • development • greenhouse gases • living things • oil spill • petroleum products • warming • workers
The use of different _______________ for transportation produces large amounts of ______________. This is one of the causes of global __________ and climate change.
The use of different petroleum products for transportation produces large amounts of greenhouse gases. This is one of the causes of global warming and climate change.
Give 2 examples of non-renewable energy sources, other than oil.
Coal and natural gas
Complete the names of different types of fuel made from oil.
Making an airplane fly: k e __ o __ e __ e
Making an airplane fly: kerosene