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Understanding Fossil Fuels: Earth's Nonrenewable Resources

Learn about fossil fuels, including petroleum, natural gas, and coal, their formation, uses, and environmental impact. Explore how humans acquire these resources and the challenges associated with their use.

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Understanding Fossil Fuels: Earth's Nonrenewable Resources

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  1. DO NOW 1. _____type of resource trees, water, sun2. _____replaced in a short period of time3. _____energy, organism, substance that humans use4. _____cannot be replaced or takes million of years5.______ type of resource metals, minerals, fossil fuel

  2. Key Questiosn 1. What are fossil fuels?2. What are the 3 fossil fuels?3. What is petroleum?4. What is natural gas?5. What is coal?6. How do humans obtain fossil fuels?7. What are the problems with fossil fuels?

  3. Answers to Key Questions • 1. Fossil Fuels-nonrenewable resources that form in Earth’s crust over millions of years from the buried remains of once living organisms.

  4. 2. 3 types of fossil fuels • Petroleum (oil) • Natural gas • coal

  5. 3. Petroleum • Liquid • Made from decayed sea life • Used to make gasoline, diesel, plastics

  6. 4. Nautral gas • Gas • Formed from decayed sea life • Used to cook and heat homes

  7. 5. Coal • solid • Rock • Made from decayed plants

  8. 6. To obtain fossil fuels • Petroleum/natural gas-drill • Coal-mining

  9. 7. Problems with fossil fuels Burning of petroleum and coal-air pollution (smog and acid precipitation) Petroleum-water pollution (oil spills)

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