Lesson 8.2.6 Fossil Fuels in Carbon Cycle

Fossil Fuels in the Carbon Cycle
Lesson 8.2.6

Multiple Choice

What category would the dinosaur fall into?

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• None of the them

Labelling

Place the labels on the food chain presented.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Producer

Consumer 2

Decomposer

Consumer

Draw

What is ENERGY?

Give me definition or an example or both!

During the Industrial Revolution people moved to cities and took jobs in factories. Most of the factories were powered by fossil fuel coal. Many still rely on fossil fuels to function. We will be learning more ways that fossil fuels contribute to modern life!

​Industrial Revolution

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Fossil Fuels produce up to 90% of energy that we use on a daily basis.

We will discuss:
- why we need to generate large amounts of energy
-how the three common types of fossil fuels are used
- how carbon emissions are produced

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Energy is the power that humans derive from natural resources. It can also be chemical, thermal, kinetic, and potential energy. Our lights run from energy from a power plant that comes through power lines.

Humans get energy from: fossil fuels, solar power, hydropower, and wind.

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Energy

Multiple Select

Which of the following are definitions for the word energy?

• events that repeat in a predictable pattern

• the ability to do work

• the process that moves carbon between living and nonliving things

• the power that comes from natural resources

The three most common fossil fuels are oil, coal, and natural gas.

Oil is also called petroleum and is found in a liquid form. It has a strong odor and is pumped from underground reservoirs. It can be made into gasoline for cars, diesel fuel for trucks, and heating oil for homes.

​Oil

​Coal is solid fossil fuel. It is a black or dark brown rock. Most coal is extracted using strip mining today. Strip mining is when layers of dirt and rock are removed until they expose the coal. Most power plants run on coal. PA is the third leading state for coal production.

​​Coal

​Natural gas is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas. It is found underground. It is used the most to heat homes and to run gas stoves. Gas companies add an odor to the gas so you can smell a natural gas leak in your home.

​​Natural Gas

Categorize

Options (3)

odorless and colorless gas

brown or black rock

yellow-black liquid

Match the fossil fuel to description.

Oil

Coal

Natural Gas

​Remember that carbon is in all fossil fuels, so when they are burned for energy they give off carbon.

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Multiple Choice

Burning coal creates more than half of the electricity used in the US.

• True

• False

Emissions are substances that get released into the atmosphere. Fossil fuels produce carbon emissions when they burn. The most common carbon emission is carbon dioxide.

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​Carbon Emissions

​Recall that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas. It is what makes Earth warm enough for us to live here.

BUT since the Industrial Revolution the amount of carbon dioxide has increased by 50% which has caused Earth to become warmer than it should be.

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Draw

What do you think will happen to the temperatures on Earth between now and 2101?

Draw your answer on the graph.

​In our next lesson we will discuss climate change!