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Nonrenewable Energy
Science Unit 2 Lesson 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where does most of the energy people use come from? | Fossil fuels |
| What are fossil fuels? | Materials that are formed as ancient plants and animals decay underground |
| What are materials that are formed as ancient plants and animals decay underground? | Fossil fuels |
| What are the 3 main fossil fuels? | Coal, petroleum, natural gas |
| What do fossil fuels react with to release heat and light? | oxygen |
| Why are fossil fuels limited? | They take millions of years to make |
| What problems can be caused by burning fossil fuels? | Air pollution, acidic rivers & lakes |
| What does nonrenewable mean? | Cannot be made again |
| What fossil fuel was created by layers and layers of dead plants in swamp areas over a long period of time? | Coal |
| What is coal? | A hard black substance |
| What fossil fuel is a hard black substance? | Coal |
| What is the problem with using coal? | Once it is used up there is no more to replace it |
| About how long will our current coal last? | About 100 years |
| What is the most used fossil fuel for transportation? | Gasoline |
| What is gasoline & diesel fuel made of? | Petroleum |
| What is petroleum? | A liquid fossil fuel formed by the decay of ancient plants & animals |
| Which fossil fuel is a liquid made from decaying ancient plants & animals? | Petroleum |
| What countries produce the most petroleum? | Saudi Arabia, Russia, and the United States |
| How is petroleum shipped? | Pipelines, trains, trucks & ships |
| What is the name of the factories that separate parts of petroleum? | Refineries |
| What are refineries? | Factories that separate the parts of petroleum |
| What other products are made from petroleum? | Plastic, textiles, fertilizers, and medicines |
| Why is petroleum able to be transported through a pipeline? | It is a liquid |
| How long did it take to make coal? | 10 million years |
| What caused peat to turn into coal? | Pressure and heat from the Earth |
| What happens to ocean life when it dies? | Settles to the bottom of the ocean |
| What type of fossil fuel is found near petroleum? | Natural gas |
| What is natural gas? | A fossil fuel in the gas state |
| What fossil fuel is found in the gas state? | Natural gas |
| How is natural gas similar to petroleum? | They are both made from decayed plants & animals |
| What is natural gas used for at home? | Cooking, heating, and heating water, electricity |
| Why is natural gas harder to store and transport? | Because it is a gas |
| How is natural gas transported? | In containers with very high pressure |
| What shape are containers that hold natural gas? | Spheres |
| Why are contained that store natural gas usually shaped like a sphere? | A sphere is very strong |
| What fossil fuel comes from changes inside particles of matter? | Nuclear energy |
| What is nuclear energy? | Fossil fuels that comes from changes inside particles of matter |
| What do most nuclear power plants use? | Uranium |
| Where is uranium found? | In underground rocks |
| Why is uranium and nonrenewable resource? | It is hard to mine- you can only get a certain amount at a time |
| How is uranium used to create energy? | Atoms are split to produce heat |
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