| A | B |
| most fuel efficient and cleanest type of coal | anthracite |
| most abundent fossil fuel | coal |
| a derivative of fossil fuels used to produce many every day products | petrochemicals |
| used to remove sulfur oxide from smoke stacks | scrubbers |
| most commonly used fossil fuel in the USA | oil |
| factor linked to forest decline | acid percipitation |
| most common type of coal | bituminous |
| oil spill in Alaska | Exxon Valdez |
| largest oil spill | persian gulf |
| where most oil is produced | Middle east |
| oil rocks crushed to produce fuel | oil shale |
| what coal was formed from | prehistoric plants |
| least efficient type of coal | lignite |
| the number of years our coal reserves will last | 200 |
| dangerous type of mining | subsurface |
| type of mining that disrupts the ecosystem | surface mining |
| where oil and natural gas are found | anticlines and salt domes |
| this causes acid rain | nitrogen oxides |
| passed as a result of oil dependency | Energy Policy and Conservation act |
| process that produces a liquid fuel that burns cleaner than solid coal | coal liquefaction |