Which statement best explains an environmental outcome of using fossil fuels for energy?

Fossil fuels release carbon dioxide which plants use to make food

When fossil fuels are bumed they release toxic gases into the air that cause pollution and increase global

warming

When fossil fuels are bumed, hazardous ash is created and carried through the environment by wind and

dropped into nearby lakes and ponds

Fossil fuels produce waste that exposes humans to dangerous levels of radiation

Fossil fuels are fuels which were formed from the remains of dead plants and animals buried underground for millions of years ago, which anaerobic bacteria and the high pressure and heat underground transformed into the fuels as we know them today. Fossil fuels are mainly hydrocarbons and they include coal, petroleum, natural gas, oil shales, bitumens, tar sands, and heavy oils.

The combustion of fossils fuels today provides the majority of the energy used by man worldwide. Energy from fossil fuels power our homes and industries, cars, trains aeroplanes, etc.

However, the combustion of fossil fuels impacts the environment negatively. Fossil fuels produce carbon dioxide as end-products when burnt which pollutes the airanspd is a major greenhouse gas contributing to global warming.

Combustion of fossil fuels releases acidic gases such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide to the environment resulting in acid rains as well as many unpredictable and negative changes in the environment.