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- Burning fossil fuels releases long-held carbon that had been hidden for millions of years.
- This extra carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that is too much for the greenhouse effect and the carbon cycle to deal with.
- The greenhouse effect becomes the runaway greenhouse effect.
- This causes global warming.
- They're non-renewable resources - means one day they will all be used up.
- The biggest supply is owned by a small number of nations, which means that there is a lot of politics involved.
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∙ 12y agoMakes pollution, such as acid rain, greenhouse gasses, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide.
Finite energy source, eventually will run out or will be so scarce that it will be too expensive to get the rest.
Not a renewable energy source.
Contributes to global warming.
Damage to environment during extraction and transportation, such as strip mining and oil leaks.
Harm to endangered species by destruction of habitat.
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Why is the burning of fossil fuels a concern for a scientists?
because when fossil fuels are burned,the fossil fuels are running out more and more and so scientists are trying to figure out a way for fossil fuels to become more of a renewable resourse then a nonrenewable resource so that way we have more of a likely cause that we will have a future use of all the fossil fuel that are about to run out just like an extinct species.
Why is the burning of fossil fuels concern for scientists?
because when fossil fuels are burned,the fossil fuels are running out more and more and so scientists are trying to figure out a way for fossil fuels to become more of a renewable resourse then a nonrenewable resource so that way we have more of a likely cause that we will have a future use of all the fossil fuel that are about to run out just like an extinct species.
The majority of the worlds electricity is supplied by burning 2 words?
fossil fuels
Why scientist concern about burning fossil fuels?
Because it is considered a non-renewable resource, meaning there is a limited supply of it. They are concerned because at the rate we are using fossil fuels they won't last us much longer.
How are fossil fuels converted to fuels?
how r fossil fuels canverted to fuels
What is the opposite of fossil fuels?
Non-fossil fuels, renewable fuels.
An energy-rich substance formed from the remains of organisms is?
Fossil Fuels =)
Is fossil fuels a product?
Is fossil fuels a product?
What statement about fossils fuels is not true?
Fossil fuels are clean burning and will not be bad for the environment. We will never run out of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are good for our health. These are a few that are not true about fossil fuels.
Are all the fuels fossil fuels?
No Solar and wind power are both not fossil fuels.
What are fossil fuels and how are they obtained?
fossil fuels can be obtained in tanks
Why are we still using fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels and uranium
