Fossil Fuels

How can humans burn less fossil fuels?

• We can use another source of energy instead

• We can stop making fires in the fireplace

• We can stop buying potato chips

• We can stop burning dinosaurs

Why is carbon dioxide bad for the environment?

• It traps heat in Earth's atmosphere

• It traps cold air in the Earth's atmosphere

• It makes it hard for plants to breathe

• The moon can no longer be seen from Earth

How can burning fossil fuels be a problem?

• It releases carbon dioxide

• it is smelly

• it releases fresh oxygen

• There is no problem with burning fossil fuels

What can the fossils of plants and animals turn into?

• lava and magma

• oil, coal, and natural gas

• gas and fertilizer

• bones

What is peat?

• a dark, spongy layer made by decayed plants and animals

• a boy that I used to know in kindergarten

• a layer of rock under the Earth's surface

• dinosaur bones

Where do fossil fuels come from?

• plants from a garden

• plant and animal remains that are millions of years old

• gasoline at the gas station

• bones