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

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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

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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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Coal is formed from

• rocks

• a factory

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

• plant remains along with heat and pressure

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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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The flame on your stove is an example of

• coal

• petroleum

• natural gas

• oil