what are called fossil fuels
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Coal, Oil and Gas are called "fossil fuels" because they have been formed from the fossilized remains of prehistoric plants and animals. • Fossil fuels are a nonrenewable energy source since they take millions of years to form.
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Coal, Oil and Gas are called "fossil fuels" because they have been
formed from the fossilized remains of prehistoric plants and animals.
• Fossil fuels are a nonrenewable energy source since they take millions
of years to form.
• Fossil fuels ultimately get their energy from the sun. The plants that
turned into fossils stored energy from the sun by photosynthesis.
• 85.6% of all energy consumed in the U.S. comes from fossil fuels.
• The average U.S. Household pays about 8 1/2 cents per KWH and
uses 10,000 KWH per year.
• Types of Fossil Fuels
• Coal
• Coal is a hard, black colored rock-like substance formed when
dead plants were subjected to extreme heat and pressure for
millions of years. It is made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen,
nitrogen and varying amounts of sulfur.
formed from the fossilized remains of prehistoric plants and animals.
• Fossil fuels are a nonrenewable energy source since they take millions
of years to form.
• Fossil fuels ultimately get their energy from the sun. The plants that
turned into fossils stored energy from the sun by photosynthesis.
• 85.6% of all energy consumed in the U.S. comes from fossil fuels.
• The average U.S. Household pays about 8 1/2 cents per KWH and
uses 10,000 KWH per year.
• Types of Fossil Fuels
• Coal
• Coal is a hard, black colored rock-like substance formed when
dead plants were subjected to extreme heat and pressure for
millions of years. It is made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen,
nitrogen and varying amounts of sulfur.
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