The Fossily thingyThe Fossily thingy

By Gonzalez Angel By Gonzalez Angel

Period: 7Period: 7

What is fossil fuel?What is fossil fuel?

Natural resources, such Natural resources, such as coal, oil and natural as coal, oil and natural gas, containing gas, containing hydrocarbons. These hydrocarbons. These fuels are formed in the fuels are formed in the Earth. Over millions of Earth. Over millions of years and produce years and produce carbon dioxide when carbon dioxide when burnt. This will affect burnt. This will affect the earth a lot as the the earth a lot as the time passes.time passes.

Different types of fossil fuels are:Different types of fossil fuels are:

There are three types There are three types of fossil fuels: coal, oil of fossil fuels: coal, oil and natural gas. All and natural gas. All thee of these fossil thee of these fossil fuels were formed fuels were formed many, many years many, many years ago( or I think). ago( or I think). Carboniferous Period Carboniferous Period is the name of when it is the name of when it was formed. was formed.

How is coal formed?How is coal formed?

Coal made up of carbon, Coal made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and other stuff. Coal is formed from other stuff. Coal is formed from the remains of vegetation that the remains of vegetation that grew a long time. It is often grew a long time. It is often referred to as buried sunshine, referred to as buried sunshine, because the plants which formed because the plants which formed coal captured energy from the sun coal captured energy from the sun through photosynthesis to create through photosynthesis to create the compounds that make up the compounds that make up plant tissues etc. in other words plant tissues etc. in other words coal is formed by carbon. This is coal is formed by carbon. This is the process of coal. Your never the process of coal. Your never see it form because it takes see it form because it takes forever to form.forever to form.

Different stages of coal anthracite Different stages of coal anthracite

The hardest one with The hardest one with a lot of carbon which a lot of carbon which gives more higher gives more higher energy content. energy content. Lignite- softest and low Lignite- softest and low in carbon. Also, it is in carbon. Also, it is high in hydrogen and high in hydrogen and oxygen. oxygen.

Coal today!Coal today!

Well um coal is used to Well um coal is used to use a lot of electricity. use a lot of electricity. That is why it helps If That is why it helps If you turn your lights of you turn your lights of to conserve energy as to conserve energy as in coal.in coal.

How oil is formed?How oil is formed?

Oil was formed from the Oil was formed from the remains of animals and plantst remains of animals and plantst hat lived a long long time ago in hat lived a long long time ago in water environment before the water environment before the dinosaurs. Over millions of dinosaurs. Over millions of years, the remains of these years, the remains of these animals and plants were animals and plants were covered by layers of sand and covered by layers of sand and things happened to it. Heat and things happened to it. Heat and pressure from these layers pressure from these layers helped the remains turn into helped the remains turn into what we today call crude oil. what we today call crude oil.

Using oil as fossil fuels..Using oil as fossil fuels..

Well as humans we use oil for our car which when Well as humans we use oil for our car which when the motor starts the external part of all this goes the motor starts the external part of all this goes up to the sky. This increases global warming also. up to the sky. This increases global warming also.

Natural gas formationNatural gas formation

Natural gas forms from the Natural gas forms from the remains of plants that are really remains of plants that are really really old. As such organic really old. As such organic matter is buried by the matter is buried by the increasing amounts of mud and increasing amounts of mud and sediment over time, the sediment over time, the resulting pressure forces it resulting pressure forces it further underground, subjecting further underground, subjecting it to the high temperatures that it to the high temperatures that exist deep within the earth. exist deep within the earth.

Using natural gasses as the fossil Using natural gasses as the fossil fuel fuel

Natural gasses are Natural gasses are used everyday like the used everyday like the things that your things that your houses are made of houses are made of “bricks”. “bricks”.

Clothing some how is Clothing some how is involved but yes involved but yes clothing is part of clothing is part of natural gasses.natural gasses.

Refineries Refineries

Building, or a mass of Building, or a mass of machinery, used to machinery, used to produce refined produce refined products such as sugar, products such as sugar, oil, or metals. It is oil, or metals. It is important because it important because it helps to make things helps to make things like oil more useful to like oil more useful to us. So im guessing this us. So im guessing this is a good thing.( I don’t is a good thing.( I don’t really know)really know)

Exxon Valdez oil spill On March 24, Exxon Valdez oil spill On March 24, 1989, 1989,

the ship that was going the ship that was going to the Long Beach, to the Long Beach, California, hit Prince California, hit Prince William, Alaska. All of William, Alaska. All of this cased the oil spill. this cased the oil spill. All of this, also, caused All of this, also, caused the death of hundreds the death of hundreds of birds, animals, and of birds, animals, and fishes that lived there. fishes that lived there.

Run downRun down

On may 3 their was a On may 3 their was a leak and it is now leak and it is now affecting the water that affecting the water that we drink. This will we drink. This will affect us mostly affect us mostly because we are the because we are the parasite of the water parasite of the water and hopefully and hopefully everything turns out everything turns out okay.okay.