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Integrative activity 3 Naomi Rodriguez - Coggle Diagram
Integrative activity 3 Naomi Rodriguez
Fossil fuel products
Consist of carbon and hydrogen bonds.
Used for energy provision
oil
natural gas
coal
Obtention
Mining
It is used to extract solid fossil fuels
drilling
Used to extract underground fossil fuels like petroleum
Advantages of using fossil fuels
Cheap source of energy
Abundance
Reliable
Safer
Implication of fossil fuel obtention
Spills
Oil opperations require drilling fluids that are injected they spill and splash the surroundings.
They usually accumulate and this causes damages in the ecosystem.
Changes in the landscape
Decrease in vegetation
Increases erosion
Contamination
Open wells, ponds and lagoons can contain waste of fossil fuel
Altrnative sources of energy
Geothermal energy, which uses the internal heat of our planet, wind energy, hydroelectric energy and solar energy, frequently used for solar water heaters.
Countries
Phillipines
USA
Germany
Petroleum dependency
People use petroleum for cars and other stuff for their daily life
Economically, Petroleum is one of the most important economic activities
Mexico
Venezuela
Qatar
References
https://www.eesi.org/topics/fossil-fuels/description#:~:text=Fossil%20fuels%2C%20including%20coal%2C%20oil,the%20world's%20primary%20energy%20source.&text=Technologies%20such%20as%20Carbon%20Capture,carbon%20alternative%20for%20electricity%20generation
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https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/fossil-fuel-production
https://www.ecoticias.com/medio-ambiente/133919/Como-afecta-al-Medio-Ambiente-extraccion-combustibles-fosiles
https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/global-warming/issues/oil/