General
What are the three major types of fossil fuels?
Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
How do you say pantanos in English?
Swamps
During what period were fossil fuels formed?
The Carboniferous Period
What type of gas causes climate change?
Greenhouse gas
Coal was formed from dinosaurs. True or false?
False. Coal was formed from ferns, plants and trees.
What are some of the issues caused by the production of fossil fuels?
Environmental and Health Issues
How do you say health in Spanish?
Salud
During the Carboniferous Period the land was covered with what?
Swamps
If something can not be replenished, it can not be what?
It can not be reloaded/refilled/restored.
Natural gas and oil were formed by the same process. True or false?
True, except natural gas was exposed to more heat and pressure causing it to further decompose and turn into a gaseous form.
Are fossil fuels considered to be renewable or non-renewable?
Non-renewable
How do you say carbón in English? (Must be pronounced correctly!)
Coal
The Carboniferous Period happened before the age of what?
Dinosaurs
Define scarce.
Something that is in short supply. When the demand of a product is higher than its availability.
Fossil fuel is a term used to describe a group of natural sources that were formed from ancient plants and organisms. True or False?
False. They are a group of energy sources.
Why are fossil fuels sought after energy sources?
Fossil fuels have a high energy density.
How do you say ferns in Spanish?
Helechos
How long ago was the Carboniferous Period?
360 to 286 million years ago
Define why fossil fuels are considered non-renewable.
Their formation took millions of years and so once they are used up (finished) the resources will not be replenished in a human lifetime.
True or false: Fossil fuels can be used to make plastics, cosmetics and even medicines.
True
Different types of fossil fuels formed depending on what?
The combination of organic matter, temperature, time and pressure conditions.
How do you say gases de efecto invernadero in English?
Greenhouse gases
What happened to the organisms and plants on the land during the Carboniferous Period?
As they died, they sank to the bottom of the swamps and oceans and started to decompose under layers of sand, clay, and other minerals.
Fossil fuels have a variety of applications, from electricity production to _________ ________.
transport fuels
Why is this statement false?: Geopolitical issues arise due to scarcity caused by the natural landscape of fossil fuels, a highly valuable resource.
Scarcity is caused by the natural geographic allocation not landscape.