Fossil Fuels Reading and Worksheet

Includes a fossil fuels reading and worksheet. Students read an informational text about oil, coal, and natural gas and answer several text-dependent questions. Addresses NGSS MS-ESS3-5 ESS3-4 LS2-4.

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In this activity, students will:

• READ a 2-page article about fossil fuels.
• ANSWER 20 text-dependent questions that come directly from the article. (No prior knowledge required.)

Topics Covered:

• Three major types of fossil fuels
• How fossil fuels are formed
• How fossil fuels are obtained from Earth’s crust
• What fossil fuels are used for
• Consequences of using fossil fuels

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Related Standards:

• NGSS MS-ESS3-4: Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
• NGSS MS-ESS3-5: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.