fossil fuel facts
fossil fuels and the environment
100

this is the most common fossil fuel used to power cars

What is gasoline/oil?

100

This gas is released from burning fossil fuels is the main cause of global warming 

What is carbon dioxide?

200

Coal, oil, and natural gas are all types of what?

what are fossil fuels 

200

This type of air pollution, made up of tiny carbon particles, can enter deep into the lungs and harm human health

What is soot?


300

this fossil fuel is often burned in power plants to make electricity 

what is coal?

300

Burning coal, oil, and gas leads to this global problem where earths temperature rises

What is climate change?

400

this gas is used to heat many homes and cook on stoves

what is a natural gas?

400

deadly spills of this fossil fuel can harm oceans and marine life 

What is oil?

500

fossil fuels were formed from plants and animals that died millions of years ago, making them what kind of resource?

what is nonrenewable?
500

This layer of gases becomes dirtier and harder to breath in when cars and factories burn fossil fuels 

What is the atmosphere?

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