Energy Resources and 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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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

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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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

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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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

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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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

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

• mining

• shoveling

• scraping

• drilling

Two ADVANTAGES of Fossil Fuels are:

• They are not easy to find and hardly generate electricity

• Are easy to find and generate huge amounts of electricity for big cities.

• Are nonrenewable and generate just enough electricity for big cities

• Are renewable and are gone once used up

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

To introduce poisonous or harmful substances into the environment is called

• decomposition

• decay

• consumption

• pollution

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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

• air pollution

• acid rain

• climate change

• a lot of energy

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

• require expensive equipment
• take millions of years to replace
• can be found all over 
• provide all the energy we use

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

What percentage of the world's nonrenewable energy comes from natural gas?

• 10%

• 20%

• 40%

• 50%