1The three main categories of fossil fuels are petroleum, natural gas, and coal. 2Each type of fossil fuel has benefits and drawbacks. 3Natural gas and liquid petroleum, also called oil or crude oil, are pumped up from deep underground using wells. 4Wells could be on land or on the ocean floor. 5A special process called fracking is sometimes used. 6This involves pumping a solution into cracks in rocks deep underground to make it easier to retrieve the oil and natural gas trapped there. 7Solid coal is mined from strip mines, pit mines, or underground mines. 8At least in the short term, natural gas, liquid petroleum, and coal are relatively abundant in the US. 9Many electricity generation plants in the US use natural gas or coal, so the infrastructure for harnessing the energy from these fossil fuels is already well developed. 10Indeed, much of the US infrastructure, especially regarding transportation needs, is designed to use products made from oil. 11Products made from oil can be burned and used to provide energy to turn engines, such as in most cars. 12In addition, many plastic products are made from oil and natural gas. 13However, coal, natural gas, and oil are all nonrenewable, non-sustainable resources. 14Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases. 15Oil rigs are very dangerous places to work. 16Oil spills on land can contaminate soil and groundwater. 17Oil spills in the ocean can contaminate water and living things for thousands of miles. 18Explosions can happen at the facilities where oil and natural gas are pumped from wells. 19Strip mining, pit mining, and mountaintop removal all remove large amounts of vegetation and soil, and they damage the ecosystem. 20 Runoff from mining locations can pollute waterways. The author of the passage decide to add the following sentence to the passage the burning of fossil fuels contributes to the formation of acid rain where would be the best place in the passage to add this new sentence
The best place to add the new sentence "The burning of fossil fuels contributes to the formation of acid rain" would be after sentence 14, which discusses the release of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels. This new sentence would provide additional information about the environmental impacts of burning fossil fuels.
Answer choices
In the paragraph with sentences one and two
And the paragraph with sentences three through seven
In the paragraph with sentences eight through 12
In the paragraph between sentences 13 and 20
The best place to add the new sentence "The burning of fossil fuels contributes to the formation of acid rain" would be in the paragraph between sentences 13 and 20. This is because it fits with the discussion on the negative environmental impacts of burning fossil fuels.
Match the terms with their best of definitions, renewable, nonrenewable and sustainable
A resource that will run out, or that cannot be replaced as fast as it is used
A resource that will never run out, or that is or can be replenished naturally on a human timescale
A resource that will last for a long time can be used to fulfill needs, and does not harm the environment when used
Nonrenewable: A resource that will run out, or that cannot be replaced as fast as it is used
Renewable: A resource that will never run out, or that is or can be replenished naturally on a human timescale
Sustainable: A resource that will last for a long time, can be used to fulfill needs, and does not harm the environment when used
Categorize each of the following resources as renewable or nonrenewable
Minerals
Solar energy
Wind energy
Soil
Minerals: Nonrenewable
Solar energy: Renewable
Wind energy: Renewable
Soil: Renewable
For a school project and your classmate are creating a infographics to share information learned in your science class you have created this design, but are working to add information to the project box a is composition of soil is important of soil in box C threats to soil based on the headings in boxes NC what must be the best overall title, to put in the center of the infographics
Science project
Fossil fuels
Resources
Soil
Based on the headings in boxes A and C ("Composition of soil" and "Threats to soil"), the best overall title to put in the center of the infographics could be "Soil Science: Composition and Threats". This title captures the main topic of the infographic, which is focused on both the composition of soil and the threats it faces.
Your classmate has written several statements about soil. Some of them are correct, and some of them are incorrect for each statement decide whether the information is accurate or inaccurate. If the information is accurate, decide where the statement should be placed on the Info graphic there there may be more than one correct statement for a box. Forms very quickly not correct correct for box a correct for to be correct for box C
May take thousands of years to form not correct correct box a correct box B, correct for box C
Acts as a filter to remove contaminants from groundwater not correct correct for box a correct for box B, correct for box C
Supports biodiversity and art culture not correct correct for box a correct for box B, correct for box C
Does not support not correct correct for box 8 correct for box B, correct for box c
Made of rock not correct, correct box a correct box B, correct for box C
Made of weathered rock mixed with organic material not correct correct box a correct foot box B, correct for box C
Erosion and Portland management not correct correct foot box a correct box B, correct for box c