Fossil Fuel

Fossil Fuel

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By Catherine Dayag

Objectives

​To be able to know that non-renewable resources take time to make.

To be able to understand the length of time to make non-renewable resources means we should reduce our use.

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* To be able to discuss whether the data suggests that Year 8 students need to learn more about recycling.

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By Catherine Dayag

By Catherine Dayag

Coal

Coal is a nonrenewable fossil fuel that is combusted and used to generate electricity. Mining techniques and combustion are both dangerous to miners and hazardous to the environment; however, coal accounts for about half of the electricity generation​

​Petroleum, also known as crude oil and oil, is a naturally occurring, yellowish-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface.

Crude Oil

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Open Ended

Give one advantage of Crude oil

Open Ended

What is a crude oil?

Multiple Choice

One is NOT a product of petroleum

Poll

Gasoline, plastics, medicine, cleaning products, rubber, fuel, are just a few products made from coal.

• No

• Yes

• I don't know

Environmental impacts

Multiple Choice

All are environmental impacts of petroleum EXCEPT

Open Ended

Where does natural gas come from?

Open Ended

What does fracking mean?

Open Ended

One of the hazardous method of extracting the fossil fuel Natural Gas that causes mini earthquakes and can pollute drinking water is _________.

Poll

We have an unlimited supply of fossil fuel.

• True

• False

• Undecided