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Read the following statements. For each statement, decide if it is accurate or inaccurate. If the statement is accurate, choose the BEST spot for it on the poster.

Box a: general information about fossil fuels

Box b: PROS of fossil fuels

Box c: CONS of fossil fuels

formed by weathering, erosion, and deposition

many useful products, including most plastics, are made from fossil fuels

deposits can be moved via plate tectonics

release carbon-containing greenhouse gases when burned

sustainable because using fossil fuels does not harm the environment

formed when remains of dead organic matter are subjected to heat and pressure for a very long time

infrastructure for using fossil fuels already exists

renewable because fossil fuels will not run out

nonrenewable because there is a limited supply that does not regenerate quickly

deposits stay in the same place forever

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Here’s the evaluation of each statement along with the appropriate placement on the poster:

  1. "formed by weathering, erosion, and deposition"

    • Accuracy: Inaccurate
    • Box: N/A (This is not a correct description of fossil fuel formation)

  2. "many useful products, including most plastics, are made from fossil fuels"

    • Accuracy: Accurate
    • Box: Box b (PROS of fossil fuels)

  3. "deposits can be moved via plate tectonics"

    • Accuracy: Inaccurate
    • Box: N/A (Fossil fuel deposits do not move via plate tectonics)

  4. "release carbon-containing greenhouse gases when burned"

    • Accuracy: Accurate
    • Box: Box c (CONS of fossil fuels)

  5. "sustainable because using fossil fuels does not harm the environment"

    • Accuracy: Inaccurate
    • Box: N/A (Fossil fuels are not considered sustainable)

  6. "formed when remains of dead organic matter are subjected to heat and pressure for a very long time"

    • Accuracy: Accurate
    • Box: Box a (general information about fossil fuels)

  7. "infrastructure for using fossil fuels already exists"

    • Accuracy: Accurate
    • Box: Box b (PROS of fossil fuels)

  8. "renewable because fossil fuels will not run out"

    • Accuracy: Inaccurate
    • Box: N/A (Fossil fuels are non-renewable)

  9. "nonrenewable because there is a limited supply that does not regenerate quickly"

    • Accuracy: Accurate
    • Box: Box c (CONS of fossil fuels)

  10. "deposits stay in the same place forever"

    • Accuracy: Inaccurate
    • Box: N/A (Fossil fuel deposits do not stay in the same place; they can be affected by geological processes, but this statement oversimplifies the issue)

Summary of placements:

  • Box a: "formed when remains of dead organic matter are subjected to heat and pressure for a very long time"
  • Box b: "many useful products, including most plastics, are made from fossil fuels" and "infrastructure for using fossil fuels already exists"
  • Box c: "release carbon-containing greenhouse gases when burned" and "nonrenewable because there is a limited supply that does not regenerate quickly"