Formation of Fossil Fuels

What are fossil fuels? Renewable resources made by nature from remains of plants and animals. Non-renewable resources made by nature from remains of plants and animals. Another word for oil is petroleum.Oil can be used to produce gasolineand jet fuel. It can also be burned to produce electricityto power our homes and businesses.The fossil fuel that is a hard rock is coal. Match each word to the description given. Burning The process that releases the energy in fossil fuels Sedimentary rock The layers of rock in which fossil fuels sometimes form Remains of plants and animals The source of energy for fossil fuels Pressure Provided by the layers of rock above What are fossil fuels made up of? dinosaurs bones dinosaurs and trees plant and animal matter rocks and plants Fossil Fuels: StudyJams! Science Watch the slide show and answer the next question about three ways fossil fuels are used by people. Click here to visit the Study Jams website. Using the information from the StudyJam slideshow answer the following question.What are three ways fossil fuels are used by people. wash our clothes, ride our bike, and make electricity. eat your food, dry your clothes, and complete your homework, heat homes and businesses, make gasoline, and generate electricity. Fossil fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud. What kinds of particles are needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form? Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood Mostly decaying organisms Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks Mostly metal minerals Match the processes in the formation of Oil and Natural Gas to the correct number to show the steps in order in the development of fossil fuel formation. Pockets of oil and gas deposits develop beneath Earth's surface 4 The remains of living organisms were covered by layers of sand and silt 2 Heat and pressure changed the remains 3 Plants and animals that died many ages of years ago 1 Look at the diagram above. Using the information, and your knowledge, fill in the missing words in the paragraph below. A word bank is shown to help you.bury fossil fuels Many ages ocean pressure heat sediment energy Many years ago, as living things died, they sank to the bottom of the ocean.Pieces of rock, or sediment,would then fall to the bottom and bury the organisms. Over time, these layers added pressure .The layers would build up, and then heat from within the Earth would cause the materials to change. Eventually, fossil fuels formed. Today, we use this nonrenewable resource to meet our energyneeds.