What I Know

Directions: Read and analyze the following questions. Choose the letter
of the best answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Why is coal considered as a non-renewable energy

source? a. because it is sustainable
b. because it is expensive to mine

c. because it takes millions of years to form

d. because it can be regenerated or replaced

2. Fossil fuels formed million years ago from different materials. Which
of the following are its component?
1. remains of bacteria 2. remains of animals
3. remains of all vegetation 4. remains of volcanic ashes
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1, 2 and 4
c. 1, 3 and 4
d. 2, 3 and 4

3. Which of the following contribute to the formation of fossil

fuels? a. water and air

b. heat and pressure

c. carbon and oxygen

d. oxygen and carbon dioxide

4. Coal is one of the major types of fossil fuels. In which types of

organic matter does coal come from?
a. mostly algae
c. dissolve minerals from rocks
b. marine organisms
d. forest trees, plants and marshes
5. Which of the following statement is
correct? a. Natural gas is not a fossil fuel.

b. Coal, natural gas, and oil are fossil fuels.

c. Fossil fuels are man-made energy source.

d. Coal is the most expensive energy source in the world.

6. Which of the following is an example of non-renewable

energy? a. coal

b. solar

c. water

d. wind

7. Which energy resource derived from natural organic

materials? a. fossil fuels

b. geothermal
c. solar

d. water

8. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

I. Philippines has the largest coal production in the world.
II. Oil, coal, and natural gas are examples of renewable energy.
III. Non-renewable energy is finite; they can’t be used for a second time.
a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. I and III

9. Malampaya is one of the fossil fuel reservoirs of the Philippines situated at

the island of Palawan. What type of fossil fuel is harnessed in it?

a. Coal
b. Coal and Oil
c. Natural Gas
d. Oil
10. Based from the Department of Energy 2017 power statistics, coal is the
main source of energy in the Philippines. What do you think might happen
if coal reserves run out?
a. It will result to decreasing number of air pollutants.
b. It will decrease the energy resources present in the Philippines.
c. It will not affect Philippines economy because it is an infinite resource.
d. Both A & B

11. Which among the following fossil fuels is the cleanest, odorless
and colorless?
a. coal
b. coal and oil
c. natural gas
d. oil

12. Which of the following is the correct increasing order of the types
of coal based on the quality?
a. anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous and lignite
b. anthracite, lignite, bituminous and subbituminous
c. lignite, anthracite, subbituminous and bituminous
d. lignite, subbituminous, bituminous and anthracite

13. Which of the following is the chronological order of fossil

fuel formation?

I. They are then able to turn it into products we can use, such as
petrol and diesel.
II. Millions of years ago the remains of prehistoric plants and animals
are buried at the bottom of the Earth.

III. The plant and animal remain were altered chemically by this
process, and slowly changed into crude oil and natural gas.
IV. The mud sediment was buried by more sediments and it started to
change into rock as the temperature and
pressure increase.
a. I, II, III, IV
b. I, III, II, IV
c. II, IV, III, I
d. II, III, IV, I
14. What are the essential factors involved in the formation of fossil
fuel? a. Pressure and temperature
b. Pressure and low oxygen environment

c. Pressure, temperature and low-oxygen environment d.

Pressure, temperature and high oxygen environment

15. Which of the following fossil fuel is formed from organic

materials, which are mostly algae?
a. Carbon
b. Natural gas
c. Oil
d. Oil and coal
What’s New

Directions: List down 5 major mode of transportation in the Philippines

and their energy sources.

Mode of Transportation Source of Energy

E-Bikes Electricity

Airplanes Gasoline or Kerosene

Motorcycles Gasoline

Bicycles Man-powered

Cars Diesel

Guide Questions:

1. Among the 5 modes of transportation, which is the most common?

- Cars, motorcycles, and airplanes are the prominent modes

of transportation used by people.

2. What is the common source of energy of the different mode

of transportation?

- Those modes of transportation heavily rely on fossil fuels such

as kerosene, gasoline, and diesel.

3. What do you think is the effect on the mode of transportation if

the source of energy is not available?

- Necessity is the mother of inventions, though we are going to suffer

for some time due to the inconvenience of the absence of the conventional modes
of transportation we are going to adapt and overcome. We can come up with a
more sustainable way of transportation like by using magnetism etc.

4. What do you think will be its impact on our economy?

- Though we have other sources to get our electricity from, our

transportation heavily rely on fossil fuel and renewable sources can’t
charge up big ships and trucks. The Philippines will be stagnant or can
collapse because we only have a few sources of renewable plants and no
nuclear power plants.
What’s More
Direction: Write True if the statement about fossil fuels is correct
and False if otherwise.
TRUE 1. Coal, oil, and natural gas are fossil fuels.
TRUE 2. Fossil fuels are presently the world’s primary energy source.
FALSE 3. Mining is the process of extracting coal, oil, and natural gas
from the ground.
FALSE 4. Lignite is the highest-grade coal.
FALSE 5. Fossil fuels are formed in an oxygen-rich environment.
FALSE 6. Only combustion of oil and natural gas are linked to global
warming, while coal and methane are exceptions.
TRUE 7. Oil is an organic material mostly made from algae.
TRUE 8. Natural gas is produced from sedimentary rock formation by
forcing chemicals, water, and sand down a well under high pressure.
FALSE 9. Anthracite coal has the lowest fixed carbon content compared
to other types of coal.
FALSE 10. Low pressures and temperature facilitate the formation of
fossil fuel.
 What I Have Learned
Directions: Complete the storyboard showing how fossil fuels are formed. If
the picture is given, write a short description on the process shown. And
if the description is given, draw or illustrate the stated process.

The plants and animal

Millions of years The dead plants remains through time
formed coal
ago, dead plants and animals are
underground. The
and animals fall covered in layers fossils formed coal
into seas and of sediments and via high temperature
swamps. mud. and high pressure due
to the sheer weight of
the sediments

The coal build up One of coal’s Natural gas and

increased as time primary purpose is crude oil formed
pass by. household purposes in the same way
Underground caves more specifically and it is used for
filled with coal for heating. heating, cooking,
are mined and electricity
generation.
What I Can Do

Philippines depend primarily on fossil fuel as a main source of energy in

different mode of transportation. Since this source is a nonrenewable, it
means there will be a time that it will perish. As a STEM student, what
can you do or suggest in solving this problem?

Research can aid issues like this and can be used as basis

for actual application of proposed theories and ideas for the

officials to recreate. We can do extensive researches on the

feasibility of completely utilizing our natural sources without

causing any damages or assuring full sustainability. Harnessing

disasters wouldn’t be far-fetched when used with new inventions

proposed by aspiring researchers like me. Machines that can harness

the sheer electrical capabilities of lightning, wind mills

sensitive enough to be able to generate electricity even with the

softest breeze and powerful enough to withstand and harness the

strong winds of typhoons and many more. We can also research on

possible nuclear power plants in generating definite clean energy

and for its safe execution. Creating tech that requires little to

no energy consumption will no remain fictional thanks to research.

Assessment
Directions: Read and analyze the following questions. Choose the letter
of the best answer. Write your answer on your separate sheet of paper.

1. Non-renewable energy resources are those that cannot be readily replaced

natural substance. Which of the following are examples of renewable energy?
1. coal 2. water 3. wind 4. solar energy
a. 1, 2 and 3
c. 1, 3 and 4
b. 1, 2 and 4
d. 2, 3 and 4

2. Which energy resources is derived from natural organic

materials? a. fossil fuels
b. geothermal
c. solar
d. wind

3. Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

I. Philippines has the largest coal production in the world.
II. Oil, coal, and natural gas are examples of renewable energy.
III. Non-renewable energy is finite, they can’t be used for a second
time. a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. I and III

4. Malampaya is one of the fossil fuel reservoirs of the Philippines situated at

the island of Palawan. What type of fossil fuel is harnessed in it?
a. Coal
b. Coal and Oil
c. Natural Gas
d. Oil

5. Based from the department of energy 2017 power statistics, coal is the
main source of energy in the Philippines. What do you think might happen
if coal reserves run out?
a. It will result to decreasing number of air pollutants.
b. It will decrease the energy resources present in the Philippines.
c. It will not affect in Philippines economy because it is an
infinite resource.
d. Both A & B

6. Which among the fossil fuel is the cleanest, odorless and

colorless? a. coal
b. coal and
oil c. natural
gas d. oil

7. Which of the following is the correct decreasing order of the types

of coal based on the quality?
a. anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous and lignite
b. anthracite, lignite, bituminous and subbituminous
c. lignite, anthracite, subbituminous and bituminous
d. lignite, subbituminous, bituminous and anthracite

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8. What are the essential factors involved in the formation of fossil
fuel? a. Pressure and temperature
b. Pressure and low oxygen environment
c. Pressure, temperature and low-oxygen environment d.
Pressure, temperature and high oxygen environment

9. Which of the following fossil fuel is formed from organic materials

which are mostly algae?
a. Carbon
b. Natural
gas c. Oil
d. Oil and coal

10. Why is coal considered as non-renewable energy source?

a. Because it is sustainable
b. Because it is expensive to mine
c. Because it takes millions of years to form d.
Because it can be regenerated or replaced137

11. Fossil fuels formed million years ago from different materials. Which
of the following is not its component?
a. remains of animals
c. remains of all vegetation
b. remains of bacteria
d. remains of volcanic ashes

12. Which of the following factors contribute to the formation of

fossil fuels?
a. water and air
c. heat and pressure
b. carbon and oxygen
d. oxygen and carbon dioxide

13. Coal is one of the major types of fossil fuels. In which types of
organic matter does coal come from?
a. mostly algae
c. dissolve minerals from
rocks b. marine organisms
d. forest trees, plants and marshes

14. Which of the following statement is incorrect?

a. I, II and III
b. I, III and IV
c. I, II and IV d. II, III and IV

15. Which of the following is the first event in fossil fuel formation?
a. They are then able to turn it into products we can use, such as petrol
and diesel.
b. Millions of years ago, the remains of prehistoric plants and animals
were buried at the bottom of the Earth.
c. The plants and animals remain were altered chemically by this process
and slowly changed into crude oil and natural gas.
d. The mud sediment was buried by more sediments and It started to
change into rock as the temperature and pressure increased

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Additional Activities

Have a research on fossil fuel deposits that is found in the Philippines.

Determine its location, abundance and type.

Location Abundance Type

Agusan-Davao Basin 70% Gas

(33,000 sq km) 30% Oil
(196 mil. Bbl oil equivalent
undiscovered)

Cagayan Basin 99% Gas

(24,000 sq km) 1% Oil
(397 mil. Bbl oil equivalent
discovered)

Central Luzon Basin 6% Gas Discovery

(16,500 sq km) 12% Gas Shows
(902 mil. Bbl oil equivalent
undiscovered)

Cotabato Basin 55% Oil

(14,000 sq km) 45% Gas
(158 mil. Bbl oil equivalent
discovered)

East Palawan Basin 72% Oil

(92,000 sq km) 28% Gas
(443 mil. Bbl oil equivalent
undiscovered)

Mindoro-Cuyo Basin 93% Oil

(58,000 sq km) 7% Gas
(832 mil. Bbl oil equivalent
discovered)

Northwest Palawan 72% Gas

Basin
15% Oil
(36,000 sq km)
13% Condensate
(942 mil. Bbl oil equivalent
discovered)

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 Reed Bank Basin 92% Gas
(71,000 sq km) 8% Oil
vS
(440 mil. Bbl oil equivalent)

Southeast Luzon Basin 64% Oil

(66,000 sq km) 36% Gas
(301 mil. Bbl oil equivalent)

Southwest Palawan 60% Gas

Basin
40% Oil
(44,000 sq km)
(1,355 mil. Bbl oil equivalent)

Sulu Sea Basin 64% Oil

(115,000 sq km) 36% Gas
(203 mil. Bbl oil equivalent)

Visayan Basin 72% Oil

(46,500 sq km) 28% Gas
(1,260 mil. Bbl oil equivalent)

West Luzon Basin

(16,000 sq km) (23 mil. Bbl oil equivalent
undiscovered)

West Masbate-Ilolo 70% Gas Shows

Basin
20% Oil & Gas Shows
(25,000 sq km)
10% Gas Discovery
(5 mil. Bbl oil equivalent
undiscovered)

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