They are made from the remains of dead organisms that have been buried. Heat and pressure changed the organisms into oil, coal, and natural gas that can be used
How can we conserve fossil fuels?
Possible answers include carpooling, recycle plastic, walking to school, using alternative energy resources
Why are fossil fuels nonrenewable resources?
Fossil fuels are nonrenewable resources because of the time it takes for them to form, millions of years.
What is organic matter?
The waste and remains of plants and animals
What are the names of the 3 major fossil fuels?
Oil (Petroleum), Natural Gas, and Coal
What fossil fuel is formed from dead plants that died in swamps and later hardened into peat?
Coal
What characteristic of swamps is important to the formation of coal?
Abundant of plant life
What type of rock are fossil fuels formed in?
Sedimentary Rocks
What is a nonrenewable natural resource produced from the remains of organisms
buried under layers of sediments for millions of years?
Oil or Petroleum
What fossil fuel is formed from dead plants only?
Coal
Coal is formed in what type of environment?
Swamps or Forests
What occurs when heat and pressure are applied to dead organic materials?
Over millions of years the pressure changes these materials into rock and fossil fuels.
What feature is the same in the formation of many sedimentary rocks and all fossil fuels?
Both require material to be buried and exposed to heat and pressure.
What is a natural nonrenewable fuel such as coal, natural gas, or oil formed millions of years ago from the remains of living things?
Fossil Fuels
What fossil fuels are formed from both dead plants and dead animals?
Oil and Natural Gas
Which fossil fuel is formed from the remains of marine life?
Oil or Natural Gas
What is another name for oil?
Petroleum
What changes buried organic matter into fossil fuels?
Heat and Pressure
What type of resources are fossil fuels?
Nonrenewable Resources
What is a flammable material, without a definite form, produced from remains of marine organisms buried under layers of sediment found near oil deposits?
Natural Gas
How does the Sun contributes to the formation of fossil fuels?
The Sun gives energy to the living things that become fossil fuels.
What environment is natural gas formed in?
Oceans
What is a solid fossil fuel that is formed from the remains of plants over millions of years?
Coal
What environment is Oil formed in?
Oceans
How long do fossil fuels take to form?
Fossil fuels take millions of years to form.
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