Global Warming

Name three types of fossil fuels.

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Fossil fuel is an energy providing material that comes from

• long-dead remains of living things.

• the center of the Earth.

• out space.

• the atmosphere.

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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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Where did the energy for fossil fuels come from?

• Animals
• Plants
• Sun
• Chemosynthesis

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Why is burning fossil fuels harmful? 

• then we won't have any fossil fuels if we burn them all
• They can get extremely hot
• Increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the air
• this would destroy fossils

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What is a greenhouse gas?

• a gas created from a plant
• gas that causes the atmosphere to get warmer
• a green colored gas
• a gas that kills you right away

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Drilling and transporting fossil fuels causes damage to natural habitats and can lead to land and water pollution. 

• True
• False

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Which greenhouse gas is produced most by the automobile industry? 

• Hydrogen
• Sulfur
• Methane
• Carbon Dioxide

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What is the number one green house gas?

• Methane (CH₄)
• Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)
• Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
• Flourinated gases

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