Fossil Fuels

What is the human impact on Fossil Fuels?

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What are Fossil Fuels? •  Fuels from natural resources from dead

buried organisms. •  Can date back to millions of years ago

 • Found in deposits beneath the Earth

  • Some fossil fuels humans use in their

every day lives are coal and natural gas for gasoline.

 

How have humans used fossil fuels? • We use fossil fuels like coal and

natural gas in our everyday lives• There is no way of recycling fossil fuels

because they are non-renewable• Are used in the process of being

burned to release chemical energy that is stored within

• Over 85% of energy used today are met by the combustion of fossil fuels

• The chart on the next page shows how energy is consumed by Americans

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 Formation of Fossil Fuels 

• Referring back to earlier days in Earth , majority of the life forms were phytoplankton and zoo plankton.

• When these ancient ocean dwellers died, they accumulated on the bottom of a seabed; this is how a good portion of our fossil fuel reserves began

• Transformation of these prehistoric organisms into fossil fuels is unknown

• Pressure, heat, and a great deal of time go into the making of fossil fuels.

Positive effects of Fossil Fuels to Humans • Very large amounts of fuels like electricity can

be generated into one place by using coal•  Transporting fuels like coal and oil to power

stations is easier•  Gas powered stations are very efficient•  Fossil fuel stations can be built in various

places as long as there is large amounts of the fuels

•  Burning fossil fuels like coal and oil are much faster and efficient.

Negative Effects of Fossil Fuels to Humans • Causes major pollutions such as in the seas, air

pollution, and a lot of land waste•  Contributes to greenhouse gases and

increases global warming in the air• Since fossil fuels are non renewable, we will

eventually use all of it causing us to have nothing to use energy from

• Our usage of fossil fuels have doubled every 20 years since 1900

• We cover large areas of landscape with stations and piles of the fossil fuels.

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 Each fossil fuel contributes a certain amount of carbon to the atmosphere increasing air pollution  and global warming. Petroleum and coal are the leading fuels used. In addition, this was surveyed around the 1900's.

How Much is Left ?

 

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So far the United States has produced the most oil at 171 billion barrels. Followed by the former Soviet Union with 125 billion and Saudi Arabia far behind in third place with 74 billion barrels. This illustrates the maturity of the United States which for many years was the world's most important producer.

Cumulative Production

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 Remaining to Produce

• The  graph on the previous slide shows how the Middle East Gulf continues to dominate with about half of the total, followed by Europe, Asia, and Latin America with the most fossil fuels.

• With the amount of fossil fuel discovery, many factors such as controversy can occur regarding the usage.

 

This graph shows how close some countries are to the midpoint of what they can produce.

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Prevention• To prevent pollutions caused by fossil fuel usage, we

have to:            - Try to save energy at houses            - Use the least possible energies like air conditioner,               using the stove, and turning on the light.•  Try to use renewable sources such as solar power, or

use electrical energy like in hybrid cars.

• Try to reduce the usage of car gasoline such as carpooling or walking to decrease natural gas that goes into the atmosphere.

         

Citations• Darvill, A. (2010). Fossil Fuels . Retrieved October 16, 2010 from Energy

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