Fossil Fuels APES

Fossil Fuels are

• pieces of rock that have been compacted many times

• rock that contains 50% plant and animal remains

• metamorphic rock

• fuels that form from the remains of plant and other organisms that were buried and altered over million of years

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This fossil fuel has been created by the remains of plants and must be mined from deep within the Earth.

• oil

• coal

• natural gas

• solar

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Fossil Fuels (choose ALL that apply)

• considered nonrenewable resources

• cause pollution in the atmosphere

• are renewable resources

• oil, coal and natural gas

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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

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The ADVANTAGES of Fossil Fuels include: (Choose ALL that apply)

• low cost

• produce a lot of energy

• cause air pollution

• high cost

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The flame on your stove is an example of

• coal

• petroleum

• natural gas

• oil

The four factors that contribute to the formation of fossil fuels are

• energy, sunlight, food and water

• natural gas, oil, and coal

• organic matter, temperature, time and temperature conditions

• plastic, medicine, cosmetics and jewelry

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Fossil fuels come from fossils which are the remains of the organism that lived

• Months ago
• Few years ago
• Million years ago 
• Few decays

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Natural gas consist of mainly of gaseous compounds called 

• Ehthene
• Methane
• Carbon 
• Nitrogen 

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Deposits of natural gas are most numerous in ________.

• the Middle East
• Panama
• South America
• USA and Russia

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