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1. Coal dust is very toxic to the lungs and causes
2. About 75% of the original energy in oil is lost during distillation into
3. Before fossil fuels became commonly used, what was popularly used for lamp oils and candles?
4. The force needed to accelerate 1 kilogram by 1 meter per second is called a
5. A hotly debated area with large oil reserves is
6. Coal contaminants must be removed by washing or flue-gas scrubbing or they will be released during burning to form sulfur dioxide (SO2), sulfate (SO4), CO2, NOx, and
7. Coal is often contaminated with what element?
8. In the industrialized world, the burning of fossil fuels is probably the biggest single source of
9. Coal contaminants must be removed by washing or flue-gas scrubbing or they will be released during burning to form sulfur dioxide (SO2), sulfate (SO4), CO2, NOx, and
10. Twenty percent of the total U.S. energy demand is used for lighting, heating, air conditioning, water heating, and
11. Solids, liquids, and gases created through the compression of ancient organic plant and animal material in the Earth’s crust are called
12. Coal deposits that have been mapped, measured, and economically recoverable are known as
13. A sedimentary rock containing solid organic matter is called
14. The first oil well in North America was drilled in Oil Springs, Ontario, in
15. When coal is used to produce electricity, what fraction of the original energy is lost in thermal conversion at the plant?
16. In the industrialized world, the burning of fossil fuels is probably the biggest single source of
17. Coal is often contaminated with what element?
18. A sedimentary rock containing solid organic matter is called

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