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What is the primary source of energy in many applications?
Which industry deals with the processing of petroleum and natural gas into various chemical products?
What are fossil fuels formed from?
What do renewable alternatives refer to in the context of energy?
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What are hydrocarbons?
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Petroleum is a simple mixture of hydrocarbons, containing only carbon and hydrogen compounds.
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The petrochemical industry deals with the production of various chemical products, including plastics, synthetic rubber, and pharmaceuticals.
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Natural gas is not considered a fossil fuel.
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Renewable alternatives refer to energy sources that are not naturally replenished on a human timescale.
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Hydrocarbons can only form simple linear chains and cannot have complex branched and cyclic structures.
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True or false: The prefix 'inter-' in 'international' means 'within a single nation'
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True or false: The suffix '-ity' in 'electricity' forms nouns indicating a process or action
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True or false: The prefix 'petro-' in 'petrochemical' refers to substances derived from natural gas
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True or false: The suffix '-al' in 'global' indicates a state or quality
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True or false: The prefix 'hydro-' in 'hydrocarbons' denotes the presence of hydrogen and carbon atoms
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