What are fossil fuels formed from?
Dead animals and plants
Dead trees and plants form
coal
Tiny sea animals and plants form
oil and gas
Fossil fuels are formed over time under great
pressure and temperature
Name three thypes of fossil fuels.
oil, coal, gas
Fossil fuels are used in power stations to generate
electricity
In a power station, when the turbine turns the generator, kinetic energy is converted into
electical energy
We are running out of fossil fuels because they are
non-renewable
Burning fossil fuels creates
carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide traps heat from the Sun in the atmosphere which is oneof the causes of
global warming
Fossil fuels are a renewable energy source. True or False?
False.
Fossil fuels are expensive to turn into energy. True or False?
False
Fossil fuels are created when animal and plant matter is buried and compressed. True or False?
True
Fossil fuels are used to make electricity. True or False?
True
Fossil fuels are environmentally friendly. True or False?
False
