How does petroleum occur in Earth's crust?

in the tiny pores of sedimentary rocks

Which statement about hydroelectricity is FALSE?

It has no environmental problems.

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Earth Science 11 - Renewable & nonrenewable resources, fossil fuels, alternative energy resources.

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1
How does petroleum occur in Earth's crust?
in vast underground caverns
trapped above impermeable rock layers
in the tiny pores of sedimentary rocks
between layers of sedimentary rocks
2
What kind of fossils would you expect to find in a lignite bed?
no fossils at all
dinosaur fossils
plant fossils
trilobite fossils
3
What is high grade coal mostly made of?
small hydrocarbon molecules
large hydrocarbon molecules
hydrogen
carbon
4
Where does geothermal energy come from?
fossil fuels
the sun
nuclear fission
Earth's interior
5
From what is petroleum made in nature?
dinosaur remains
small aquatic organisms
land plants
coal
6
Which is the highest grade of coal?
anthracite
lignite
bituminous
peat
7
What is coal made from?
land plants
small aquatic organisms
dinosaur remains
clastic sediments
8
Which does NOT occur at a nuclear power plant?
A spinning turbine rotates a shaft, which runs a generator.
Fusion reactions heat water.
Steam spins a turbine.
Steam is condensed, and the resulting water is reused.
9
Which statement about hydroelectricity is FALSE?
Moving water spins turbines.
It is renewable.
It has no environmental problems.
Gravitational potential energy is changed into electricity.
10
Much electricity is produced at wind farms. What does NOT happen at a wind farm?
Generators are used to produce electricity.
Many propellers rotate.
Mechanical energy is transformed into electical energy.
Renewable energy is harnessed.
11
Which is NOT a product of the refinement of petroleum?
coal
kerosine
gasoline
diesel
12
How is petroleum separated into its components?
gravity separation
centrifugation
filtration
fractional distillation
13
Refer to this cross-sectional diagram. Where would petroleum likely accumulate?
location U
location V
location X
location W
14
What component is NOT common to almost any large-scale electrical generation plant?
turbine
transformer
motor
generator
15
Which would be classified as a nonrenewable resource?
solar
hydroelectricity
wood
natural gas
16
Which would be considered as a renewable resource?
water
coal
gasoline
aluminum
17
What is petroleum mostly made of?
small hydrocarbon molecules
large hydrocarbon molecules
hydrogen
carbon
18
What is featured in this picture?
fan
windmill
wind propeller
wind turbine
19
"Used up faster than it is replaced in nature". This is a definition of __________.
coal, oil, and natural gas
solar energy
a renewable resource
a nonrenewable resource
20
What is natural gas mostly made of?
hydrogen
large hydrocarbon molecules
carbon
small hydrocarbon molecules

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