Fossil Fuel Jenga

Fossil Fuels are

• fuels that form from the remains of plant and other organisms that were buried and altered over million of years

• rock that contains 50% plant and animal remains

Fossil Fuels

• considered nonrenewable resources

• are renewable resources

This fossil fuel is formed from the remains of small organisms that lived in the ocean AND is a thick, black liquid

• oil

• natural gas

Coal is formed from

• plant remains along with heat and pressure

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

The flame on your stove is an example of

• coal

• natural gas

The four factors that contribute to the formation of fossil fuels are

• organic matter, high temperatures, time and pressure

• plastic, medicine, cosmetics and jewelry

What conditions are needed to form coal?

• Heat

• Heat and pressure

The Earth provides humans with an unlimited amount of fossil fuels. They are considered renewable.

• True
• False

Which of the following is found in large quantities in the Gulf of Mexico?

• wind turbines

• crude oil

What is the relationship between sedimentary rock and fossil fuels?

• They are both renewable resources

• Fossil fuels are formed within sedimentary rock