Crude oil is a fossil fuel. Which one of the following is not a fossil fuel?
Coal
Uranium ore
Natural gas
Which of the following terms cannot be used to describe fossil fuels?
Finite
Hydrocarbons
Renewable
What are the products formed when a hydrocarbon burns in a plentiful supply of oxygen?
Carbon monoxide and water
Sulfur dioxide and water
Carbon dioxide and water
What is the test for carbon dioxide gas?
Relights a glowing splint
Turns lime water cloudy
Burns with a pop
Which of the following is an example of a renewable fuel?
Bio-ethanol
Oil
Peat
How long ago were fossil fuels formed?
They are made fresh every month
The late 1960s
Millions of years ago
Which of the following pollutant gases can be released by burning fossil fuels?
Sulfur dioxide (SO2)
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
Hydrogen cyanide (HCN)
Which of the following is not one side of the 'Fire Triangle'?
Fuel
Energy
Heat
Which of these pairs can be produced by incomplete combustion of petrol?
Carbon monoxide and soot
Nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide
What is the safest way to extinguish a chip-pan fire?
Throw water at the base of the fire
Spray the area with a powder fire extinguisher
Cover the pan with a wet dish cloth