Summary
Those tiny pieces got squished deep underground.
Heat and pressure turned them into black rock and oily liquid.
We can use that rock and liquid to power cars and lights.
Key Points
4 points1
Dinosaur bodies became tiny leftovers called fossils.
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Deep underground, heat and pressure changed fossils into coal, oil, and gas.
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Scientists find dinosaur bones near places with oil.
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The same energy from fossils helps run machines today.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsfossil
the old remains of a plant or animal that turned into rock
fuel
something that gives energy, like the gas that makes cars go
heat
warmth that can change things when it is very strong
pressure
a strong push from the earth that squeezes things together
geology
the study of rocks and the earth
carbon
a tiny part of everything that lives, found in fuel
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