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Fossil Fuels for Kids

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Fossil Fuels.

Oil pump and petrol station illustration

 Part 1: What Are Fossil Fuels?

1. Fossil fuels are made from plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. Circle TRUE or FALSE:

TRUE

FALSE

2. Which of these are fossil fuels? Tick ALL that are correct:

Petrol (for cars)

Wind

Diesel oil (for lorries)

Sunlight

Natural gas (methane)

Kerosene (for planes)

3. Fossil fuels are called "non-renewable" because:

They can be made again quickly

Once we use them up, they're gone forever

They grow on trees

Part 2: How We Use Fossil Fuels

4. Match each fossil fuel to how we use it by drawing lines:
Petrol
Diesel oil
Kerosene
Natural gas
Powers aeroplanes
Heats homes and cooking
Powers cars
Powers big lorries and buses
5. Why might using too many fossil fuels be a problem? Write one simple reason:
6. Can you think of something that doesn't use fossil fuels? Draw or write about it:

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