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DO NOW. 1. _____type of resource trees, water, sun 2. _____replaced in a short period of time 3. _____energy, organism, substance that humans use 4. _____cannot be replaced or takes million of years 5.______ type of resource metals, minerals, fossil fuel. Key Questiosn.
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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
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?
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.
2. 3 types of fossil fuels • Petroleum (oil) • Natural gas • coal
3. Petroleum • Liquid • Made from decayed sea life • Used to make gasoline, diesel, plastics
4. Nautral gas • Gas • Formed from decayed sea life • Used to cook and heat homes
5. Coal • solid • Rock • Made from decayed plants
6. To obtain fossil fuels • Petroleum/natural gas-drill • Coal-mining
7. Problems with fossil fuels Burning of petroleum and coal-air pollution (smog and acid precipitation) Petroleum-water pollution (oil spills)