Fossil Fuel Power Point Project (counts as 4 major/test grades)
Research the pros and cons of using fossil fuels. Present your findings in a power point presentation. Use MANY visuals (pictures, graphs, charts, etc…) Follow the guidelines/rubric below:
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____1. Include a detailed description of how fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) where made.
____2. When were fossil fuels first used as an energy source?
____3. Include a detailed description of how an oil drill and well works. Include both on and off shore oil wells.
____4. Describe the process used to find a site to drill for oil. (How do we know where the oil is located?)
____5. Research three major on shore (land) well accidents/disasters. Where and when did they occur? What was the cause? Were there any casualties? Could they have been prevented?
____6. Research three major off shore (ocean) well accidents/disasters. Where and when did they occur? What was the cause? Were there any casualties? Could they have been prevented?
____7. Describe how oil is refined. There are many products that come from oil, including crayons, plastics, heating oil, jet fuel, kerosene, synthetic fibers and tires. How is it possible to start with crude oil and end up with gasoline all of these other products?
____8. What are the waste products associated with the use of oil. How do these waste products affect our environment?
____9. How much oil does the United States use each year? How much oil is used in China each year? Choose one other country and show the amount of only it uses each year.
____10. What country produces the most oil/year? Which countries come in 2nd and 3rd?
____11. Include a detailed description of how natural gas is collected.
____12. Describe the process used to find a site for natural gas. (How do we know where the natural gas is located?)
____13. Research three major natural gas accidents/disasters. Where and when did they occur? What was the cause? Were there any casualties? Could they have been prevented?
____14. What are the waste products associated with the use of natural gas. How do these waste products affect our environment?
____15. How much natural gas does the United States use each year? How much natural gas is used in Germany each year? Choose one other country and show the amount of only it uses each year.
____16. What country produces the most natural gas/year? Which countries come in 2nd and 3rd?
____17. Include a detailed description of how a coal mine is built.
____18. Once the coal mine is built how is the coal excavated?
____19. Research three major coal mine accidents/disasters. Where and when did they occur? What was the cause? Were there any casualties? Could they have been prevented?
____20. List the 3 main types of oil. Include a slide for each type and describe the differences between each.
____21. What are the waste products associated with the use of coal. How do these waste products affect our environment?
____22. How much coal does the United States use each year? How much coal is used in China each year? Choose one other country and show the amount of only it uses each year.
____23. What country produces the most coal/year? Which countries come in 2nd and 3rd?
____24. How many coal mines are currently being used in the United States? How many in China?
____25. Make (or find) a pie graph showing the total amount of fossil fuels used each year in the United States. Doe the same for 2 other countries.
____26. Construct (or find) a pie chart showing all sources of energy used in the United States. Do the same for two other countries (one of the two additional countries needs to be France).
____27. List as many pros as you can find for the use of fossil fuels.
____28. List as many cons as you can find for the use of fossil fuels.
____29. At the end of your presentation state your opinion on the use of fossil fuels in the United States (are you for or against).
____30. Works Cited Page