Summary
We dig up those rocks and melt them to make things like airplanes and phones. ✈️
All the things we use today are thanks to this ancient energy. 🔋
Key Points
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Fossil fuels come from ancient plants and tiny organisms.
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They are turned into oil, gas, and coal after millions of years.
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These fuels power cars, airplanes, and help make plastics for phones.
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Using them creates pollution, so scientists look for cleaner energy.
New Words to Learn
5 wordsfossil fuels
energy sources made from old plants and animals that turned into rock over a long time
hydrocarbons
tiny building blocks in oil that give energy
microbes
very tiny living things you can only see with a microscope
extraction
digging out something from the ground
prehistory
time before people wrote down history
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