Starter quiz
- What does the word 'formed' mean?
- it is made or created ✓
- it is lost or forgotten
- it is written down or recorded
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Many household appliances, like lights, fridges, TVs, and phones, need ______ from either mains power or batteries to work.- 'electricity' ✓
Match the substance to the state of matter.- glass⇔solid state ✓
- cola in the glass⇔liquid state ✓
- bubbles in the cola⇔gas state ✓
- Carbon dioxide in the air is in ...
- a solid state.
- liquid state.
- gas state. ✓
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- What is an organism?
- a living thing ✓
- a non-living thing
- a body part within a living thing
- a group of living things
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- Micro-organisms are …
- very tiny living things. ✓
- very small animals.
- small insects.
- a type of fine dust.
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Exit quiz
- Fuels formed from the remains of living things over millions of years are called ______ fuels.
- 'fossil' ✓
- Which of these are fossil fuels?
- dinosaur bones
- wood
- natural gas ✓
- crude oil ✓
- coal ✓
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- Different types of fossil fuel were formed by differing amounts of heat and pressure, as well as …
- different species of dinosaurs.
- different years in history.
- different types of living thing. ✓
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- Why has the use of fossil fuels increased since the 1800s?
- generating electricity ✓
- solar panels
- food sources
- transport ✓
- heating ✓
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Substances produced when fossil fuels are burned include …- air
- coal
- soot ✓
- oxygen
- carbon dioxide ✓
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- Which statements are true for fossil fuels?
- they are renewable
- they are non-renewable ✓
- they can be replaced when they have been used
- hey cannot be replaced when they have been used up ✓
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Key learning points
- A fossil fuel is a natural fuel formed from the remains of living things over millions of years.
- The type of fossil depends on the original living thing and the amounts of heat and pressure.
- Fossil fuels have been used increasingly since the 1800s for heating, transport and generating electricity.
- Fossil fuels are non-renewable, as they cannot be replaced once they have been used up.
- Burning fossil fuels creates carbon dioxide and tiny pieces of solid matter, such as soot.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that fossil fuels have been made from fossils, such as the ones they may see in the classroom or museums.
Explain that fossil fuels are the remains of living things that have been changed over millions of years by heat and pressure.
Keywords
Fossil fuel - A fossil fuel is a natural fuel formed from the remains of living things over millions of years, such as coal, crude oil or natural gas.
Burn - When something burns, it is on fire.
Non-renewable - A non-renewable resource or material is one that cannot be replaced once it has been used up.
Soot - Soot is a very fine powdery substance created when fossil fuels are burned.
Carbon dioxide - Carbon dioxide is a type of gas in the air.
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