Non Renewable Energy

Question 1

Which fossil fuels is considered the greenest?

Answer 1

Natural gas

Question 2

What is most of Canada’s energy used on?

Answer 2

Transportation (38%)

Question 3

What place does Canada rank in the production of natural gas?

Answer 3

third (3rd)

Question 4

What does Canada rank in Oil production?

Answer 4

seventh (7th)

Question 5

how much $ does coal contribute to canada’s GDP?

Answer 5

Coal contributes $5 billion to the canadian GDP annually

Question 6

What is most of the energy in our homes used on?

Answer 6

Space heating

Question 7

More than 90% of our coal is found in which part of Canada?

Answer 7

Western Canada

Question 8

What are 2 things that coal is mainly used for?

Answer 8

Steel-making, & energy production

Question 9

In terms of the largest ocla reserves, what place is canada?

Answer 9

Canada ranks fifth, (5th)

Question 10

The coal industry employs approximately how many canadians?

Answer 10

40,000 canadians

Question 11

Natural gas mostly consists of methane, but also made of 3 other hydrocarbons including what?

Answer 11

Ethane, (mostly used in the chemical industry),

Propane (pool/hot tub heaters, patio heaters, cooktop/stove,
clothes, dryer, water heater, furnace, fireplace,)

Butane (Lighters, portable cooktop stoves)