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Chapter 17: Section 1 Guided Reading
Read pages 467-475 and complete the following as you read.
Introduction:
1. The fuels we use to run cars, ships, planes, and factories are ______.
2. Most of the energy we produce comes from ______, the remains of ancient ______that changed into coal, ____, or natural _____.
3. There are 2 main problems with fossil fuels. One is that the supply is ______and the other is that they cause ______problems.
Fuels for Different Uses
4. Fuels are used for ___ main purposes: ______, transportation, manufacturing, ______& ______buildings, and generating ______.
5. The suitability of a fuel for an application depends on the fuel’s ______content, ______, availability, and ______.
Omit page 468
Energy Use
6. People in ______countries use more energy than people in developing countries.
7. People in ______and the USA use ______as much as people in Japan or Switzerland.
8. The USA uses more ______per person than any other country except ______and the United ____ Emirates.
9. The reason why is the USA uses more than ____% of its energy resources to transport ______and ______, mainly by trucks and personal ______.
10. Other countries have extensive ______systems and are ______.
11. Other countries where fuel costs are high use other energy sources such as
______or ______power.
12. In the pie graph, it shows that the USA uses ___% of its energy for ______and _____% for transportation.
How Fossil-Fuels Deposits Form
13. Coal forms from the remains of ______that lived millions of years ago.
14. Oil and ______results from the decay of tiny ______organisms.
Coal
15. Most of the world’s fossil fuel reserves are made up of ______.
16. ______and North ______are especially rich in coal reserves.
17. Two advantages of coal are that it is ______& needs little ______.
18. About _____ of the USA’s electricity is generated from coal.
19. The ______effects of coal mining vary. ______or the washing of soil occurs and ______chemicals can leach into streams.
20. ______, found in all coals, can be a major source of air ______.
21. Burning coal can also cause ______.
Petroleum
22. Oil pumped from the ground is called ______.
23. Objects such as fuels, ______, & ______are made from petroleum.
24. Petroleum accounts for ___% of the world’s energy use.
25. Oil is found around folds, ______, and ______domes.
26. Most of the world’s oil reserves are found in the ______.
27. Burning petroleum releases ______.
28. These pollutants contribute to the formation of ____ and cause ______
problems.
29. The pollutants may also contribute to ______precipitation and add to ______warming.
30. ______are another environmental problem that can be caused by leaking ______and everyday ______.
Natural Gas
31. About ___% of the world’s nonrenewable energy comes from natural ____.
32. Burning natural gas produces ______pollutants.
Fossil Fuels and the Future
33. Fossil fuels supply about ____% of the energy used in ______countries.
34. Increased ______and ______in developing countries will double the energy demand by 2050.
35. ______are deposits of can be extracted profitably.
36. No new oil reserves have been discovered in the last ______.
37. Additional oil reserves are under the ______but extracting it is too ______.