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Science Fossil Fuels

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What is a resource that cannot be replaced in a lifetime? Non-renewable
What is another name for a nonrenewable resource? Fossil fuels
What are examples of nonrenewable resources? Coal, oil, natural gas
What is coal made of? The remains of ancient plants that lived on land
What are oil and natural gas made from? The remains of microscopic organisms that lived in Earth’s oceans long ago
What is one problem society has faced because of dependence on fossil fuels? Global wars and economic problems are caused by dependence of fossil fuels
Identify two environmental problems caused by burning fossil fuels. Global warming, acid rain, pollution
What is one greenhouse gas formed from fossil fuels? carbon dioxide
How can greenhouse gases negatively affect Earth? They trap heat and cause global warming
Why are fossil fuels considered organic? They are formed from living things.
Where does the sun get its energy? Nuclear reactions in the core of the sun produce heat and light energy.
What is a renewable resource? An energy resource that can be replaced in a lifetime
What is the source of all forms of energy? Sun
Create an energy path that starts with the sun and ends with a human. Sun→ Plant → Cow or Chicken → Human
Create three different energy paths that show how energy flows from the sun through alternative energy resources to a computer. Sun -->Solar panels → Computer Sun→ Air→ Wind Turbine → Computer Sun → Water → Dam → computer Sun → Corn → Ethanol plant → computer
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