Describe how fossil fuels are made by the Earth

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Middle School Earth and Space Science › Describe how fossil fuels are made by the Earth

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Which of the following answer choices is a technique meant to expand the amount of natural gas available for use?

2

Which of the following is a major criticism of the "fracking" technique used to free natural gas for use?

3

What does the term "fossil fuels" refer to?

4

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

5

Petroleum and natural gas were created from very tiny plants and animals that lived __________, while coal formed from plants that grew ___________.

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Fossilfuel 03

Which of the following fossil fuel extraction techniques is being shown in the image?

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Which of the following best describes where our petroleum oil reserves come from?

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Fossilfuel 03

Based on this diagram of the extraction of fossil fuels, what is "shale" most likely composed of?

9

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A derrick is the framework over an oil well or similar boring that holds the drilling machinery, thus this map provides a rough estimate of oil extraction activity across the united states. Based on this map, which of the following states is MOST LIKELY to be a lead producer of oil?

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Coalformation

The image shows how coal is formed. What can we tell about coal from this image?

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