Formation of Natural Gas and Crude Oil

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Exit 1: Formation of Natural Gas and Crude Oil
Curriculum Dowlload

Are fossil fuels renewable or non-renewable?  Biotic materials decompose to create energy sources:  crude oil and natural gas.  Use two experiments to demonstrate how the earth "cooked" (heat & pressure over time) ancient plant and animal life to form fossils fuels.  Requires Acrobat Reader.

Formation Card.pdf
Formation Mini-Display Board.pdf
Formation Experiment #1.pdf
Formation Experiment #2.pdf

Classroom Experiments

Experiment: IT'S A GAS: Gas Formation
In this video segment you explore how biotic materials form natural gas and how these biotic materials make crude oil.

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