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Fossil Fuels are non-renewable energy sources 

that were formed hundreds of millions of years 

ago, even before there were any dinosaurs. 

That's where the name fossil fuel comes from.  

There are three major types of fossil fuels: oil, 

coal and natural gas. 

OIL

People dig deep underground between layers 

of rock to get oil. They use oil wells like you 

see in the picture. After they pump the oil out 

from the ground with the wells they ship it out 

in large tankers to oil refineries where it is 

changed into fuel and electricity. 

Coal

You have to mine to get coal. In the picture 

you see piles and piles of it but maybe 

some of you have seen a lump or two in 

your Christmas stocking :) Trains are used 

to move the coal to power plants where it 

us burned and turned into steam. The 

steam will be used to produce electricity.

Natural Gas

Underground, near oil you can find natural 

gas. It is pumped out and sent to large 

pipelines. Since gas is odorless (doesn't 

smell) they mix it with a chemical that 

makes it smell like rotten eggs. It may 

smell gross but it makes it safe. 

I'm sure many of you have heard the term 

fossil fuels before but don't really know 

much about it.   You see when plants and 

animals die their bodies decompose under 

layers and layers of earth for millions of 

years. Later those same plants and animals 

turn into fossil fuels.  

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