Fossil Fuels - CWA edit

• Chemistry
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

What different items have you used today that need energy?

Which energy resource is not a fossil fuel?

1. Coal
2. Oil
3. Gas
4. Uranium

Which fossil fuels are from the remains of dead sea creatures?

1. Coal and oil
2. Oil and gas
3. Coal and gas
4. Coal, oil and gas

Which fossil fuel(s) are from the remains of dead trees?

1. coal
2. oil
3. gas
4. Coal, oil and gas

gas

trees

millions

coal

fossil

Fossil fuels were formed .......... year ago

1. hundreds
2. thousands
3. tens of thousands
4. millions

Oil and gas are formed from fossilised remains of …

1. Trees
2. Sea creatures
3. rocks
4. None of the above

Coal is formed from the fossilised remains of…

1. Trees
2. Sea creatures
3. rocks
4. none of the abovce

Coal, oil and carbon dioxide are all fossil fuels

1. True
2. False

Fossil fuels are renewable

1. True
2. False

Fossil fuels will easily burn

1. True
2. false

Once coal runs out we will have to wait several hundred years to replace it

1. True
2. False

Fossil fuels are made from organisms that died millions of years ago

1. True
2. false

Transportation i.e. to power vehicles;

making plastics

Can you name something that uses electricity for every letter of the alphabet

What fossil fuel is being burned here?

Generator

Turbine

Coal

Boiler

What substance passes from boiler (A) to turbine (C)?

1. Water
2. Coal
3. Steam
4. Natural gas

What is produced at the end of section C?

What must the turbine do to make the generator work?

They release carbon dioxide

They will run out.

They contribute to global warming

They are cheap

Thermal power stations already exists

They are non-renewable

Produces sulfur dioxide which causes acid rain.

Tidal

Solar

Wind

Biomass

Waves

Hydroelectric

Geothermal

Where does the energy come from when using solar as a source?

What substance causes the turbine to spin in a coal fired power station?

1. Water
2. Coal
3. Steam
4. Natural gas

Biomass

Which type of energy do NOT involve a spinning turbine?

1. Wind
2. Wave
3. Solar
4. Biomass

Which type of energy still involves burning a fuel, but not a fossil fuel?

1. Geothermal
2. Biomass
3. Hydroelectric
4. Nuclear

Which type(s) of energy might significantly effect the surrounding wildlife?

1. Hydroelectric
2. Solar
3. Geothermal
4. Wind

What would be a disadvantage of using solar?

What would be a disadvantage of using wind?

Which types of renewable energy are reliable? (Provide a constant amount of electricity).

Reliable

Unreliable

Solar

Wind

Hydroelectric

Wave

Tidal

Geothermal

Biomass

Match the type of renewable energy to the description.

Energy directly from the sun.

Energy from burning plants.

Energy from falling water.

Energy from the Earth's core.

Energy from air currents.

Energy from water currents.

Solar

Wind

Hydroelectric

Tidal

Geothermal

Biomass

Tidal

Wind

Solar

Hydroelectricity

Give 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of using renewable energy sources.

Folkestone Council have announced plans to build a new power station in Folkestone. What type of energy source would you recommend they use and why?