nicmus

studyguide.docx

Name:

1. Three examples of fossil fuels could be

2. The fossil fuel that is most abundant and least expensive is

3. The plant material that dies in swampy areas and does not decay eventually forms a dense material called what?

4. What conditions are necessary in swamps or bogs to prevent or slow decay?

5. The 4 steps in coal formation are:

6. The increase of what 2 conditions changes these from one form to another over time?

7. What is the highest grade of coal that produces the least pollution and most energy per unit?

8. What area of North Carolina could become a coal bed thousands of years from now?

9. What are the 2 main methods of coal mining? Name a negative environmental impact of each.

a. method: impact:

b. method: impact:

10. What are the 2 types of surface mining for coal?

11. What are 2 negative impacts of burning coal?

12. What is the main ingredient of Natural Gas?

13. What are three of its characteristics?

14. What are 2 benefits of using Natural Gas?

15. If we keep using Natural Gas at the current rate, about how long will it be before we run out of Natural Gas?

16. What is the term for fuel sources that come from plant and animal waste?

17. What is the name of the organic material in Oil Shale?

18. What are the other names for “Tar Sands”?

19. What are 2 of the environmental impacts of using shale or tar sands?

20. Name one alternative energy and list some of its benefits.