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Burning Fossil Fuels
Formation of Fossil Fuels
Conservation of Fossil Fuels
Vocabulary
100
Fossil fuel's energy comes from where?
What is the sun?
100
Most coal formed from the remains of organisms living in which time period?
What is the Carboniferous period?
100
Name 2 examples of a natural resource.
Possible answers: soil, air, water, and fossil fuels.
100
Examples are coal, oil, and natural gas.
What is a fossil fuel?
200
How is oil used?
What is gasoline for vehicles?
200
Natural gas and oil comes from the remains of...
What is buried marine organisms?
200
Why is conserving fossil fuels important?
What is because they are nonrenewable and need to be saved for the future?
200
Natural materials or products.
What is a natural resource?
300
How is natural gas used?
What is heating many American homes?
300
How did oil move to lower layers beneath Earth's surface?
What is moving through cracks in rocks?
300
What two things can form when fossil fuels mix with water droplets?
What is acid rain and smog.
300
Example: Carpooling or using public transportation.
What is conservation?
400
Because of burning fossil fuels, many people died from...
What is respiratory illnesses?
400
If natural gas is present, where does it collect?
What is above oil pools?
400
Why is smog and acid rain harmful?
Smog: Makes it hard to breathe Acid rain: Kills trees and fish and damages buildings and statues
400
Fossil fuels are examples of...
What is a nonrenewable resource?
500
What is helping reduce pollution from fossil fuels?
What is strict laws and better technology?
500
Describe the four steps in the formation of coal.
What is dead organic matter builds up as peat, then is buried under layers of sediment and soil, then pressure compresses peat into bituminous coal, and over the years, higher temperatures and pressure turns the coal layer into anthracite coal.
500
Name five examples of how you can conserve fossil fuels.
All possible answers: Use public transportation, carpool, turn off electric lights or appliances when not in use, change clothes to fit the weather instead of turning up the heat or A.C., seal windows and doors, use curtains to keep warm or cool air inside, or recycle.