Fossil Fuels - Science Vocabulary

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A substance that has stored energy - often it is changed in some way to produce energy to power other things (for example: it is burned to produce heat energy)

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fuel

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Something that helps a living thing or machine do physical work (to grow, move objects, create heat, etc.)

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energy

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the remains or traces of plants or animals that lived long ago

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fossil

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Anything that was once alive or came from something that was once alive

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organic matter

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A type of solid rock found deep underground that can be burned because it contains plant matter that has rotted away (decomposed).

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coal

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A liquid that is found deep underground that contained decomposed plants or animals (it is also called crude oil)

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petroleum

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A gas that is found underground and contains decomposed plants or animals

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natural gas

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A liquid product humans make from petroleum so it can be used to power engines.

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gasoline