Fossil Fuels and the Industrial

Revolution
Unit 4

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 Industrial Revolution
1.This era began around
1850
2.As technology
improved, more
fossil fuels were used
3.By 1950, air quality was
dramatically affected
in three ways:
1.Increase in coal
burning
2.Increase in
automobile use
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3.Increase in cutting
 Fossil Fuels Questions
What is a fossil
fuel?
A natural energy
source
Forms from the
remains of
plants and
animals
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How long does

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this process
take?
 Three kinds of Fossil Fuels
1.Coal
2.Natural
Gas
3.Oil

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 There are three types of fossil
fuels.
1.Coal
A.Coal forms
from
prehistoric
swamp
plants
B.Plants die
and are
covered by
sediment
C.Lack of
oxygen
limits their
decay
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1)Produces
 There are three types of fossil
fuels.
1.Coal
B.Coal types
1)Peat – brownish
black layer of
fibrous plant
remains
2)Lignite – soft
brown coal
3)Bituminous Coal–
most abundant
of all forms of
coal
4)Anthracite Coal –
 **Best all
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 There are three types of fossil
fuels.
B.Natural Gas
1.Forms from decaying marine
microorganisms
2.Must have high pressure, high
temperature environment
with low oxygen
3.Exists in a gaseous state

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 There are three types of fossil
fuels.
3.Oil
A.Forms from decaying marine
microorganisms
B.Must have high pressure, high
temperature environment with
low oxygen
C.Exists in a crude liquid state
1)Refined as petroleum

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 Difference between Natural Gas
and Oil
Both made from marine
microorganisms
Both require high temperature, high
pressure and low oxygen
Natural gas is in a gaseous state
Oil is in a liquid state

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 3 Main Uses of Fossil
Fuels
1.Electricity
2.Transportati
on
3.Heat

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 Are fossil fuels renewable?
No
It requires a specific
environment
The right plants
Millions of years

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