TLE 2 Flashcards
Refers to the organic materials that
have experienced chemical and
physical transformations over a
very long period of time.
fossil fuels
These organisms were buried,
compacted, and altered to become
a wide range of substances that are
chiefly composed of carbon.
fossil fuels
Naturally occurring black or dark
brown rock that is
composed mainly of
carbon and small
amounts of hydrogen,
oxygen, nitrogen, and
sulfur.
coal
is one of the most
environmentally destructive processes
among the various natural resource
extraction methods.
coal mining
Naturally-occurring material
primarily composed of
hydrocarbons, which
are organic compounds
composed mainly of
hydrogen and carbon.
petrolium or crude oil