Now let’s look at another type of fossils.

Fossil Fuels

Remember the three fossil fuels are:

crude oilcoal natural gas

Fuels are things that burn.

Which of the following burn?a. paperb. waterc. woodd. iron

Paper and wood burn but water and iron don’t.Therefore, paper and wood could be called ______.

Yes, they are called fuels but

Why?NOT fossil fuels.

fuels

Because fossils are the

remains of things that lived long ago.

Coal, crude oil and natural gas were formed from organisms that lived long, long ago.

Formation of Fossil Fuels

So coal, crude oil and natural gas are called “fossil” fuels because they formed froma. plasticb. cast and moldsc. sediment such as gravel, sand, silt

and clayd. remains of ancient plants and/or

animals

How is coal formed?

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Heat and pressure turned the dead plants into coal

How are crude oil and natural gas formed?

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Here crude oil and natural gas are shown trapped in layers of sedimentary rock.

Fossil fuels like fossils are formed in sedimentary rock.

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Below is a website that has good reading material that you can print (in black and white) on fossil fuels and alternative energy sources such as wind, solar, biomass and geothermal.Under the tab student choose Energy Infobooks. Both the Complete Primary and Elementary Energy Infobooks are excellent.So are the individual printouts on each energy source such as coal, petroleum, natural gas, wind, solar, etc.

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov

Another useful website.

From the tabs at the top of the page choose, The Energy Story. Under the Table of Contents, you will be able to choose chapters on the fossil fuels and alternative sources of energy.