fossil fuels

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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This Fossil Fuel is highly flammable (catches on fire easily) and a leak could cause a violent explosion or fire.

• petroleum

• wood

• coal

• 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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Coal is formed from

• rocks

• a factory

• remains of small organisms that lived many millions of years ago in our oceans

• plant remains along with heat and pressure

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This is how oil is extracted (pulled) from underground.

• mining

• shoveling

• scraping

• drilling

The flame on your stove is an example of

• coal

• petroleum

• natural gas

• oil

Some DISADVANTAGES of Fossil Fuels are (Select ALL that apply)

• air pollution

• acid rain

• climate change

• a lot of energy

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Which of the following is not a type of fossil fuel? 

• Coal
• Light
• Petroleum
• Natural Gas

Why do we depend on fossil fuels? 

• Electricity, transportation, and heating
• Food
• Sunlight
• Growing, building muscle, calcium

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