Fossil Fuels

Why do you think fossil fuels are called "non-renewable" resources?

• They can be used over and over again

• They take a very long time to form

• They are not useful for energy

• They are easy to find everywhere

What do you think would happen to Earth's temperature if we keep using more and more fossil fuels?

• It would stay the same

• It would get colder

• It would get warmer

• It would change randomly

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How might using less electricity at home help reduce fossil fuel use?

• It doesn't help at all

• It means power plants don't need to burn as much fossil fuel

• It creates more fossil fuels

• It makes electricity cheaper

What do you think would happen if we suddenly stopped using all fossil fuels today?

• Nothing would change

• The air would immediately become perfectly clean

• Many things we use daily would stop working

• We would have more energy than before

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an energy-rich substance such as petroleum, coal, or natural gas formed from the remains of organisms​ (a)  

• fossil fuel

• coal

• natural gas

• renewable resources

• non-renewable resources

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What are fossil fuels?

• Solar, Wind, Hydro

• Coal, Solar, Natural Gas

• Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

• I don't know

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​ (a)   is most plentiful fossil fuel in the United States. 

• Coal

• Natural Gas

• Oil

• Water

How do fossil fuels relate to the dinosaurs?

• Fossil fuels are made from dinosaur bones

• Dinosaurs used fossil fuels for energy

• Fossil fuels started forming when dinosaurs were alive

• Dinosaurs turned into fossil fuels when they died

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If fossil fuels cause problems for the environment, why do you think we still use them?

• They are easy to find and use for energy

• They make the air cleaner

• They help plants grow faster

• They cool down the Earth

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How might riding a bicycle instead of driving a car help the environment?

• Bicycles create more fossil fuels

• Cars run on clean energy, but bicycles don't

• Bicycles don't use fossil fuels, so less harmful gases are released

• Riding bicycles makes more fossil fuels for cars to use

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