Fossil Fuels Vocabulary
Bitumen - a transparent brown glaze made from asphalt often used on roads
Byproduct - the extra product, wastes that are created during manufacturing
Coal - a dark brown or black solid that has been made over millions of years and is combustible and used as a fuel
Crude - in a raw, untouched state
Natural Gas - a gas that is found underground
Oil - a thick, flammable, dark - coloured liquid
Oil Sands - sands near the surface that contain oil or a tarry substance
Petroleum - another name for oil
Propane - a colourless, flammable gas, that comes from oil and natural gas and is used as a fuel often for cooking
Reserves - an extra amount that is being put aside or saved or can be used at a later time
Byproduct - the extra product, wastes that are created during manufacturing
Coal - a dark brown or black solid that has been made over millions of years and is combustible and used as a fuel
Crude - in a raw, untouched state
Natural Gas - a gas that is found underground
Oil - a thick, flammable, dark - coloured liquid
Oil Sands - sands near the surface that contain oil or a tarry substance
Petroleum - another name for oil
Propane - a colourless, flammable gas, that comes from oil and natural gas and is used as a fuel often for cooking
Reserves - an extra amount that is being put aside or saved or can be used at a later time
Fossil Fuels Questions
1. What will happen if we run out of oil?
2. What products are made out of oil?
3. How do fossil fuels provide us heat and electricity?
4. How do fossil fuels relate to our carbon levels in the world?
5. Do the positives outweigh the negatives for using coal?
2. What products are made out of oil?
3. How do fossil fuels provide us heat and electricity?
4. How do fossil fuels relate to our carbon levels in the world?
5. Do the positives outweigh the negatives for using coal?
Fossil Fuels Websites
Facts about fossil fuels
http://www.fossilfuel.co.za/Uses-fossil-fuels.aspx
http://www.factsbarn.com/facts-about-fossil-fuels/
http://www.energysavingsecrets.co.uk/facts-figures-fossil-fuels.html
http://www.kidzworld.com/article/1423-fossil-fuel-energy#
http://factspage.blogspot.hk/2010/04/20-interesting-facts-about-fossil-fuels.html
http://www.api.org/oil-and-natural-gas-overview/classroom-tools/teaching-tools/facts-fossil-fuels.aspx
http://interestingenergyfacts.blogspot.hk/2008/03/coal-facts.html
http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/fossil-fuel-fast-facts.html
http://www.alternativeenergysecret.com/fossil-fuels.html
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5294988_uses-fossil-fuels.html
Many products are made from oil. Look at these sites for the many uses of oil.
http://www.ehow.com/about_6372348_importance-fossil-fuels.html#page=0
http://www.livescience.com/24752-surprising-oil-uses.html
http://teeic.anl.gov/er/oilgas/restech/uses/index.cfm
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/11/9-shocking-things-made-fr_n_570796.html#s89403&title=Plastics
http://www.saveandconserve.com/2007/05/petroleum_based_products_a_long_list.html
http://www.ranken-energy.com/Products%20from%20Petroleum.htm
The many uses of coal
http://www.worldcoal.org/coal/uses-of-coal/
http://www.greenworldinvestor.com/2011/04/09/uses-of-coal-electricitysteel-and-cement-biggest-users-of-coal/
The many uses of natural gas
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/latest-uses-natural-gas.htm
http://geology.com/articles/natural-gas-uses/
Dangers or Threats of Fossil Fuels
http://www.ehow.com/list_7665453_dangers-depleting-fossil-fuels.html
Ways to save fossil fuels
http://www.livestrong.com/article/120167-save-fossil-fuels/
http://www.ehow.com/list_6307299_ways-save-fossil-fuels.html
http://www.fossilfuel.co.za/Uses-fossil-fuels.aspx
http://www.factsbarn.com/facts-about-fossil-fuels/
http://www.energysavingsecrets.co.uk/facts-figures-fossil-fuels.html
http://www.kidzworld.com/article/1423-fossil-fuel-energy#
http://factspage.blogspot.hk/2010/04/20-interesting-facts-about-fossil-fuels.html
http://www.api.org/oil-and-natural-gas-overview/classroom-tools/teaching-tools/facts-fossil-fuels.aspx
http://interestingenergyfacts.blogspot.hk/2008/03/coal-facts.html
http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/fossil-fuel-fast-facts.html
http://www.alternativeenergysecret.com/fossil-fuels.html
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5294988_uses-fossil-fuels.html
Many products are made from oil. Look at these sites for the many uses of oil.
http://www.ehow.com/about_6372348_importance-fossil-fuels.html#page=0
http://www.livescience.com/24752-surprising-oil-uses.html
http://teeic.anl.gov/er/oilgas/restech/uses/index.cfm
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/11/9-shocking-things-made-fr_n_570796.html#s89403&title=Plastics
http://www.saveandconserve.com/2007/05/petroleum_based_products_a_long_list.html
http://www.ranken-energy.com/Products%20from%20Petroleum.htm
The many uses of coal
http://www.worldcoal.org/coal/uses-of-coal/
http://www.greenworldinvestor.com/2011/04/09/uses-of-coal-electricitysteel-and-cement-biggest-users-of-coal/
The many uses of natural gas
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/latest-uses-natural-gas.htm
http://geology.com/articles/natural-gas-uses/
Dangers or Threats of Fossil Fuels
http://www.ehow.com/list_7665453_dangers-depleting-fossil-fuels.html
Ways to save fossil fuels
http://www.livestrong.com/article/120167-save-fossil-fuels/
http://www.ehow.com/list_6307299_ways-save-fossil-fuels.html