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Fossil fuels are the remains of dead plants and animals that died over millions of years ago.They are non-renewable resources. Examples of fossil fuels are oil, natural gas, and coal.Oil is used for transportation such as cars, airplanes, and boats. Coal is used for transportation in trains.It is also used for warmth and is used for grilling food. Natural gas is used for heating and cooking. Oil geoligists find oil by studying rocks, then the core of the earth. Oil is drilled from the ground either on land or in the sea. In the late 18th century, miners blasted walls in mines to get coal. Coal was used for steam engines, so trains could transportate people back in the late 1800s. Today miners have three ways to reach coal. The three ways are digging, blowing up, and drilling. Natural gas was made under the earth's surface a really long time ago.

Since these resources are non-renewable that means it will eventually run out. It was being formed over millions of years ago so when we run out we won't have any more for a long time.

Pros: There are good things about fossil fuels. They help with transportation. Without oil how would cars work? There are electric cars but they don't have as much power. They also help with cooking. Natural gas makes fire on most grills and if your stove in your kitchen uses fire to cook, then it is made from natural gas. Coal is used for fires and in some grills. These are the pros about fossil fuels.

Cons: There are a lot of good things about fossil fuels but there are also some bad. They are non-renewable resources, so we won't have them forever. They pollute but how else would we transport far distances? Bikes would work but it takes a lot of energy. They also are hard to get. These are the cons of fossil fuels.

It takes millions of years for fossil fuels to form, so if we use up all the fossil fuels in the world it will ﻿take a while to form new fossil fuels. Today, we use more fossil fuels than natural processes are making them. The world relies on fossil fuels so much for mostly electricity and transportation. If electricity wasn't used as much, less coal will have to be burned for it. At the rate of production and consumption, the world's supply of coal should last for 200 years. China has a large production of coal, but they only produce it in the north, when the south is demanding it fast. Since it is hard to transport coal by land, China has to import 55 million tons of coal a year. Oil is mostly relied on for gas for cars, airplanes, and boats.

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Coal

Natural Gas

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By: Zoe and Sydney