Fossil Fuels 5.7a Comprehension Questions

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Remains of plants and animals?

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Organic Matter

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Why are they called Fossil Fuels?

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Fossils are remains; fuel is energy. Fossil fuels come from organism remains.

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Energy in fossil fuels comes from:

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Sun

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Fossil fuels formation time?

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Over millions of years

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Sedimentary rock formation process:

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Weathering breaks down rock; sediments layer at sea bottoms, new layers add pressure and heat, compacting and cementing sediments into solid rock.

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Scientist who extracts oil from underground rocks?

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Petroleum engineers

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Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because:

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We use them much more quickly than nature makes them.

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Heat and pressure on dead organic materials

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Organic materials transform into fossil fuels.

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Compare coal and oil formation.

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Forms from organic matter buried deep beneath sediments.

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