what kind of rocks are fossil fuels found in?
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Most of the rocks that form layers at Earth's surface are sedimentary rocks. A sedimentary rock is made of bits of other rocks. Processes such as weathering break down rocks at Earth's surface.
Fossil fuels are not distributed evenly across the Earth. The United States, Russia, and China have the largest coal deposits in the world. Sizable deposits also are located in Australia, India, and South Africa. More than half of the world's known oil and natural gas reserves are located in the Middle East..
Coal is the sedimentary rock used as a fuel.
Oil cannot be found everywhere on earth and consequentially, there have been wars on oil supplies. ... Natural gas is a gaseous fossil fuel that is versatile, abundant and relatively clean compared to coal and oil. Like oil, it is formed from the remains of marine microorganisms.
The types of rocks that contain oil and natural gas are all sedimentary rocks, rocks formed when grains and mineral particles deposited by running water fuse together
About the Four Types of Fossil Fuels
Petroleum. Petroleum, or crude oil, is the most extensively used fossil fuel. ...
Coal. Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel resource. ...
Natural Gas. Natural gas is comprised mostly of methane, although it also contains ethane, propane and butane. ...
Orimulsion. ...
Future of Fossil Fuels.