Fossil Fuel Resources and Use

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• What are some examples of carbon sources and carbon sinks?
• Why are fossil fuels bad?
• How do fossil fuels form?
• Why did the plants and animals that make up fossil fuels not rot away?
• What plants and animals make up fossil fuels?
• How do fossil fuels differ from other fuels?
• What are the pros and cons of fossil fuels?
• Why are fossil fuels harmful for the environment?
• What might replace fossil fuels in the future?
• What are some examples of fossil fuels?
• How long does it take to turn plants/animals into fossil fuels?
• What is the definition of a fossil fuel?
• Do cars use fossil fuels? What kind?
• What are some drawbacks using fossil fuels?
• What are some alternatives to fossil fuels?
• How could solar energy replace fossil fuels?
• Where are fossil fuels found?
• Where are the best places to use fossil fuels?
• How could we conserve fossil fuels?
• How do fossil fuels work?
• How can fossil fuel usage be reduced?
• What fossil fuels are used for?
• What are the different types of fossil fuels?
• Why are fossil fuels running out?
• Why are fossil fuels important?
• How are fossil fuels used to generate electricity?
• How is coal a store of solar energy?
• How is coal mined?
• How does coal produce energy?
• How was coal key to industrialization?
• How can coal be conserved?
• Is coal in Antarctica?
• How can coal be made cleaner?
• How is coal related to hydropower?
• How can coal be used responsibly?
• How can coal mining harm the environment?
• How is coal processed?
• How do coal plants work?
• How do regular coal and clean coal compare?
• How do coal beds form?
• How does coal mining destroy mountains?
• How do coal power plants affect the environment?
• How does anthracite coal differ from bituminous coal?
• Do the different types of coal (such as anthracite, lignite, and bituminous) have different amount of energy?
• How does coal affect climate change?
• How does coal affect human health?
• How does burning coal destroy the earth?
• How does coal affect our economy?
• How does coal affect the atmosphere?
• How does coal differ from most rocks?
• How does coal differ from oil?
• How is coal related to plants?
• How does the formation of coal differ from that of natural gas and oil?
• How does the formation of coal differ from the formation of limestone?
• What is compressed natural gas?
• How is natural gas formed?
• Is natural gas more likely to be used in the future, compared with other fossil fuels?
• How does natural gas affect the environment?
• How can natural gas be conserved?
• How can natural gas be transported?
• How can natural gas be used for cars?
• What are differences between natural gas, coal, and oil?
• How do natural gas cars work?
• What are pros and cons of natural gas, coal, and oil?
• How do natural gas compressor stations work?
• How do natural gas heaters work?
• How do natural gas power plants work?
• How does dry natural gas differ from wet natural gas?
• How does fracking differ from current natural gas extraction methods?
• How does natural gas affect climate change?
• How does natural gas affect human health?
• How does natural gas affect our environment?
• How does natural gas affect the economy?
• How does natural gas affect water?
• How does natural gas convert to energy?
• How does natural gas differ from propane?
• How does petroleum differ from natural gas?
• How does natural gas get to your home?
• How is natural gas processed?
• What is fracking?
• Which type of coal has the highest carbon content?
• What happens when people burn fossil fuels?
• What do all fossil fuels have in common?
• How is energy stored in coal?
• What is the best alternative fuel to replace petroleum for the United States?
• What is the end effect of burning high-sulfur coal?
• Why does Hydrogen fuel still result in pollution?
• About what percentage of energy used in the United States comes from fossil fuels?
• Does burning fossil fuels increase the amount of carbon in the atmosphere?
• What are alternatives to fossil fuels energy sources?
• How are fossil fuels used to make energy?
• What is the chemical equation of burning fossil fuels?
• Where do fossil fuels come from?
• Which are better, biofuels or fossil fuels? What are pros and cons of both?
• Where did fossil fuels originally get their energy from?
• What do coal, oil, and natural gas have in common?
• How is natural gas produced?
• How is natural gas used?
• What is natural gas fracking?
• Why is natural gas a nonrenewable resource?
• Why is natural gas dangerous to life?
• Why is coal energy good?
• Why are coal power plants good?
• Why is coal mining bad for the environment?
• How does coal fire a steam locomotive?
• What does coal do to the environment?
• What coal mine is still burning?
• Why is coal considered a fossil fuel?
• Why is coal not classified as a mineral?
• How was Australia different than continents where coal formed?
• How do people obtain natural resources such as coal?
• What is an advantage of coal power plants over nuclear power plants?
• What in air is needed for coal to burn?
• What are environmental consequences of using fossil fuel?
• Wh t elements is crude oil primarily composed of?
• What is the difference between natural gas and petroleum gas?
• If we bury organic matter deep enough, would it produce fossil fuels?
• What are some examples of how carbon dioxide is emitted?
• What are the main effects of burning fossil fuels?
• Describe one way to reduce the environmental impact of fossil fuels?
• What is oil spill and what are its consequences?
• List as many examples of fossil fuels as you can?
• Compare and contrast the process of mining coal and extracting oil ?