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fossil fuels
coal
petroleum
natural gas
alternative resources
100
a non-renewable energy source formed from the remains of dead organisms that lived long ago
What is fossil fuel
100
coal is formed primarily from this type of formerly living organism.
What is plants
100
formed from the remains of these types of organisms
What are microscopic sea organisms?
100
The energy released from splitting atoms
What is fission
200
this must be done to fossil fuels to access their energy
What is burned
200
burning coal produces large amounts of this
What is air pollution
200
Name one of the substances refined from petrolium
What is gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, jet fuel, fuel oil
200
natural gas exists only in this state
What is gas?
200
the energy is derived from moving air
What is wind energy
300
this is an example of a gaseous fossil fuel
What is natural gas
300
Name two types of transportation that were fueled by coal
what are trains and ships
300
of the four phases of matter--solid, liquid, gas, and plasma, petroleum is in this phase:
What is liquid
300
This is the way natural gas is collected from underneath the sea floor
What is drill using an oil rig
300
this is the main reason the whole country isn't switching to solar power
what is: expense
400
this is an example of a solid fossil fuel
What is coal
400
These are the four stages of coal formation
What is peat, lignite, bituminous coal and anthracite coal
400
Petroleum is transported mainly this way which is why it's such a hazard to shorelines an sealife
What is by sea in a tanker
400
What is true of rocks that allow liquids and gases, like petroleum, to pass through them?
What is porous?
400
This type of energy is generated from moving water
What is hydroelectric power
500
petroleum is separated into various types of petroleum products using this process
What is distillation
500
What type of coal contains the maximum amount of carbon?
What is anthracite?
500
This state produces the more petroleum than any other state in the lower 48
What is Texas
500
This substances is responsible for the characteristically smell of natural gas
What is methane?
500
Energy generated from heat from deep in the earth's crust
What is geothermal energy