Fossil Fuels

Question 1

Where does most of the enrgy stored on earth origionate?

Answer 1

Most energy comes from the Fusion in the core of the sun.

Question 2

What is a Fuel?

Answer 2

Any substance from which energy can be obtained.

Question 3

Give 3 examples of a Fuel.

Answer 3

Coal, Petrolium, Natural Gass, Wood, Garbage, Alcohol, fats, Uranium, etc.

Question 4

What Are Fossil fuels?

Answer 4

Fuels that are formed from fossilized organisms.

Question 5

What are the three main fossil fuels?

Answer 5

Coal, Petrolium (Oil), and natural gass.

Question 6

Hydrocarbons

Answer 6

compounds made of hydrogen and carbon, the main component of fossil fuels and biomass fuels.

Question 7

What are the properties of a hydrocarbon with lots of carbons?

Answer 7

they contain more energy AND have a lower boiling point

Question 8

What are the properties of a hydrocarbon with lots of branches?

Answer 8

It is much harder to burn than a non-branched hydrocarbon.

Question 9

Formation of coal.

Answer 9

Dead plant matter is buirried under many layers of dirt and rock, which compresses it and heat it to remove impurities.

Question 10

What are the properties of a more pure coal?

Answer 10

The purer the coal the less smoke it will produce and the hotter it will burn. This happens because it has less water.

Question 11

Peat

Answer 11

burried plant matter that hasn’t become Coal yet. looks like plant dense soil.

Question 12

lignite

Answer 12

A Soft Brown Coal, very impure

Question 13

Bituminous Coal

Answer 13

a black rock, the most common form of coal

Question 14

Anthracite Coal

Answer 14

the Deepest and purest form of coal

Question 15

What is the Primary use of coal?

Answer 15

Burned to generate electricity in power plants.

Question 16

What is Petrolium (Oil)?

Answer 16

a liquid made of long hydrocarbons.

Question 17

What is Natural gass?

Answer 17

a gas made of short hydrocarbons.

Question 18

Name 3 uses of petrolium

Answer 18

Gassoline, diesel, jet fuel, lubricants, plastics, asphalt.

Question 19

What is the primary use of Natural Gas?

Answer 19

warming home appliances.

Question 20

How is Petrolium formed?

Answer 20

Oceanic microorganisms die and are burried. Over time they are chrushed into liquid and get concentrated beneeth layers of rock they cannot pass through.

Question 21

How is Natural Gas formed?

Answer 21

Through the same process as petrolium, the gasses often seperate from the oil and form a layer just above it.

Question 22

Oil Spills

Answer 22

When a large amount of Petrolium is dumped into the environment, kills lots of wildlife.

Question 23

Formation of Acid Rain

Answer 23

Chemicals from burning coal enter clouds and make the rain 100 times more acidic. Destroys buildings and removes nutriants from soil, killing plants.

Question 24

Global warming

Answer 24

The rising of global temperatures due to excess amounts of Carbon Dioxide.

Question 25

How can we mitigate the damage caused by fossil fuels?

Answer 25

Reduce Use of fossil fuels & find alternative energy sources. We can also filter out harmful contaminants whenever possible.