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What are fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels are ancient fuels formed from the remains of living organisms.
What are the three types of fossil fuels?
The three types of fossil fuels are oil, natural gas, and coal.
Where does oil originate from?
Oil originates from ancient sea beds where large amounts of organic matter were deposited and buried.
What is the main ingredient in natural gas?
Methane
What are the advantages of fossil fuels?
High energy, low cost, abundant, dispatchable
What are the disadvantages of fossil fuels?
Air pollution, climate change
What are some examples of unintentional water pollution caused by fossil fuels?
Runoff from coal mines, leaks in oil pipelines, and toxic fluids leftover from fracking during the extraction of natural gas.
How does the burning of coal contribute to acid rain?
The high sulfur content in coal produces sulfur dioxide when burned, which then transforms into sulfuric acid in the air and leads to acidic rain.
What are some transportation issues associated with fossil fuels?
Maritime oil spills, such as the Exon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon incidents, as well as escaped methane from natural gas pipelines.
Why are fossil fuels considered non-renewable?
Fossil fuels take hundreds of millions of years to form and will not be renewed during human lifetimes.
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