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

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

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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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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What conditions are needed to form coal?

• Heat and pressure

• Heat

• Moisture and pressure

• Cool and moist