Fossil Fuels

Which of the following is NOT TRUE of fossil fuels?

• They are non-renewable.

• They produce harmful pollution.

• They can easily be replaced as they are used.

• They are inexpensive.

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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.

Natural gas and petroleum were both formed _____.

• in swamp lands.

• under ancient seas.

• on the surface of the oceans.

• underground.

Coal was formed ______.

• under ancient seas.

• in swamps and marshes.

• in caves.

• under oceans.

Why are fossils fuels so widely used?

• They are renewable so they won't run out.

• They pollution they produce is less compared to renewable energy sources.

• They are easy to obtain and process.

• They don't disrupt the environment when mined from the earth.

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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

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

Fossil Fuels (choose ALL that apply)

• considered nonrenewable resources

• cause pollution in the atmosphere

• are renewable resources

• oil, coal and natural gas

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