Fossil Fuels
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- Q1What’s the most important reason Annie thinks her job is a great match for herShe makes a lot of moneyShe thinks oil and gas are important.She gets to work with newly-developed electronicsShe enjoys challenges.30s
- Q2Which of these would be the best label for the center of the diagram?C. Companies for which Annie might workCompanies that are not efficientImportant companiesOil exploration companies30s
- Q3Which of the following does Annie do while she is at work?Works to solve problemsIncreases efficiency in productionReduces costs for companies to run their equipmentAnnie does all of the above while at work30s
- Q4What does Annie mean by going out “into the field”? (paragraph 4)Checking soil in pasturesChecking fields for insects and other pestsInvestigating grass for companies that sell itVisiting companies with which she works30s
- Q5Which of these is probably something Annie would tell the reader?Work for energy companiesIt is easy to be an engineerFind something you like to do.Work is all about making friends30s
- Q6Which of the following is the author’s main purpose in writing the article?To tell the reader about an engineer’s workTo teach the reader how to find a job that she lovesTo inform the reader about companies needing the help of an engineerTo inform the reader about how to help companies30s
- Q7I lay down rock particles using wind, water, or ice to form sedimentary rock layers. What am I?Coal)DepositionNatural GasPetroleum)30s
- Q8I am formed over millions of years from tiny sea organisms and decayed plants. What am I?Natural Gas)Petroleum(Coal)(Deposition30s
- Q9I am formed in the swampy areas of the earth over millions of years. What am I?Petroleum)Coal)Deposition(Natural Gas30s
- Q10I am released from decaying materials over millions of years and trapped in pockets above petroleum. What am I?Deposition(PetroleumNatural GasCoal30s
- Q11I am rock made of layers of compressed organic and inorganic sediments. What am I?Sedimentary Rock(Organic Matter(PressureFossil Fuels30s
- Q12We are nonrenewable materials made from the remains of plants and animals buried in the earth’s crust for millions of years and is used for heat and power. What am I? ((Sedimentary Rock(Pressure)(Fossil Fuels)Organic Matter30s
- Q13I am the waste and remains of plants and animals. What am I?(Fossil FuelsSedimentary Rock(PressureOrganic Matter30s
- Q14I am the action of force of something against something else. What am I?Organic MatterPressure(Force(Fossil Fuels)30s
- Q15I am a pull or a push. What am I?(Pressure(Force(Organic Matter(Millions of Years30s
