Fossil Fuels

This fossil fuel formed from decayed swam plants

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural Gas

• Kerosene

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True or False: Fossil fuels are made up of dinosaur remains.

• True

• False

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These are nonrenewable carbon-based resources that formed millions of years ago.

• Solar Fuels

• Chemical Fuels

• Fossil Fuels

• Hydrocarbon Fuels

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About how long ago did fossil fuels form?

• 150-200 years ago

• 15,000-25,000 years ago

• 15-300 million years ago

• 150-300 million years ago

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This is partially decayed vegetation that can later form coal

• Petroleum

• Peat

• Crude Oil

• Plankton

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What is need to transform swamp plants into coal?

• Heat

• Sunlight

• Pressure

• Both heat and pressure

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Why do we use coal in the US?

• It is safer to ship than other fuels

• It is cheaper than other fuels

• The US has a lot of it

• All are reasons the US uses coal

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This type of mining uses explosives to take off the top of a mountain and expose coal.

• Strip Mining

• Hydroaulic Fracturing

• Sub-surface Mining

• Mountaintop Removal

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This type of mining uses heavy machines to dig out coal (along the sides of a mountain).

• Strip Mining

• Hydroaulic Fracturing

• Sub-surface Mining

• Mountaintop Removal

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With this type of mining, people travel underground to dig out coal.

• Strip Mining

• Hydroaulic Fracturing

• Sub-surface Mining

• Mountaintop Removal

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