Unit 1 Week 3- Fossil Fuels

Formation of Fossil Fuels and Alternative Energy Sources

FOSSIL FUELS​

​Fossil Fuels- are natural fuel that provide energy formed in the geological past, from the remains of living organisms.

​​3 types of Fossil Fuels

​1. Coal

​2. Oil

​3. Natural Gas

It all starts with the sedimentary rock process

1. ​Weathering

2. Erosion

3. Deposition

4. Compaction

5. Cementation

Multiple Choice

How are Sedimentary Rocks formed?

• Cooling and Hardening

• Heat and Pressure

• Compacting and Cementing

• Melting

​Coal

• Coal- black or dark brown rock formed from the remains of dead plants ​ called Peet.

• ​Fossil fuel in solid form.

• ​Coal was formed by trees that died and decayed in swamps millions of years ago.

• ​Over time they were buried down into the Earth.

• ​Heat a Pressure transformed the peet into hard rocks we now call coal.

• ​Coal is primarily used today to create electric energy.

​Oil

• ​OIl- also called petroleum, is created from dead organisms such as algae and other small sea creatures.

• ​Fossil fuel in liquid form

• ​Oil is found deep underground in resevoirs. The pressure from the layers above cause the oil to seep out into "pores".

• ​People look for ways to drill down into the rock and find ways of capturing the oil.

• ​Oil is primarily used for cars.

​Natural Gas

​Natural Gas- is a fossil fuel formed by the remains of plants and animals.

• ​Fossil fuel in gas form

• ​Natural gas, like oil is formed in deeper layers of the Eartha nd can be extracted from drilling deep down into the Earth.

• ​Natural gas is used in homes for heat, stoves,and other things.

Multiple Choice

The fossil fuel represented in this picture is _____.

• coal

• oil/petroleum

• natural gas

• nuclear

Multiple Choice

The solid form of fossil fuels is _______.

• petroleum

• crude oil

• natural gas

• coal

Multiple Choice

The fossil fuel that most likely provides the electricity for your tablets is _____.

• petroleum

• natural gas

• crude oil

• coal

Multiple Choice

The fossil fuel represented in this picture is _____.

• coal

• petroleum

• crude oil

• natural gas

Multiple Choice

The liquid form of fossil fuels is ___.

• coal

• oil/petroleum

• natural gas

• gasoline

Multiple Choice

This is how oil is extracted (pulled) from underground.

• mining

• shoveling

• scraping

• drilling

Multiple Choice

Coal is formed from

• rocks

• a factory

• remains of small organisms that lived many millions of years ago in our oceans

• plant remains along with heat and pressure

Multiple Choice

This fossil fuel is formed from the remains of small organisms that lived in the ocean AND is a thick, black liquid

• natural gas

• coal

• oil

• steam

Multiple Choice

When you heat your home or cook on your stove, you are most likely using _____.

• petroleum

• crude oil

• natural gas

• coal

Multiple Choice

Fossil fuels were formed from ____.

• the remains of once living organisms.

• the earth.

• solids, liquids, and gases, made millions of years ago.

• sun and water.

Multiple Choice

What must be present for Fossil Fuels to form?

• Bones and Sediment

• Dead Organisms and Layers of Sediment

• Dead Organisms, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time

• Bones, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time

Multiple Choice

The gas form of fossil fuels is ____.

• oil/petroleum

• natural gas

• coal

• heat

Multiple Choice

Which layer formed first?

• Rock Layer W

• Rock Layer X

• Rock Layer Y

• Rock Layer Z