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Which statement best compares the amount of fossil fuels formed each year to the amount used each year?

The amount of fossil fuels formed is exactly the same as the amount used.
The amount of fossil fuels formed is approximately the same as the amount used.
The amount of fossil fuels formed is much less than the amount used.
The amount of fossil fuels formed is greater than the amount used.

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The amount of fossil fuels formed is much less than the amount used.

Fossil fuels form extremely slowly (over millions of years), while we consume them on human time scales (years to decades), so current formation rates are negligible compared with annual use.