(A) What are fossil fuels? Name three fossil fuels.
(B) Describe how, fossil fuels were formed.
Answers
Fossil fuels - A natural fuel such as coal or oil, that was formed millions of years ago from dead animals or plants in the ground.
Three fossil fuels:-
- Coal
- Oil
- Natural gas.
How is it formed - After millions of years underground, the compounds that make up plankton and plants turn into fossil fuels. Plankton decomposes into natural gas and oil, while plants become coal.
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Answer :
➝Question : what are Fossil Fuels ?!
Fossil fuels are made from decomposing plants and animals. These fuels are found in the Earth's crust and contain carbon and hydrogen, which can be burned for energy.
➝Question : Name Three Fossil Fuels .
Coal , Oil , Natural Gas
➝Question : Describe How Fossil Fuels are formed .
Fossil fuels are formed when organic matter that has been buried deep within the earth are subject to heat and pressure over millions of years.
➝NOTE : The pictures attached with the answer shows how petroleum and coal formed !
- ➝In both cases, heat and pressure are critical to the formation of the fossil fuel. In the case of oil and natural gas, the organic material is marine in origin, whereas coal is formed from ancient peat forests.
- ➝In both cases, the dead organisms are buried over time and the extreme heat and pressure converts these dead organisms into either coal, natural gas, or oil.
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