Question

Which of the following is not a fossil fuel A)coal B)petroleum C)charcoal D)natural gas

Answer 1

charcoal is the answer because charcoal is made up of wood. wood is not a fossil fuel.so charcoal is not a fossil fuel.

Answer 2

Answer: The correct option is C.

Explanation:

Fossil fuel: The fossil fuels are formed from the remains of the dead plants and the dead animals buried under the land millions of years ago.

After a millions of years, the dead remains of the plants and the animals will get converted into coal, petroleum and natural gas.

Charcoal is produced by the slow pyrolysis in which there is heating of wood or other substance in the absence of oxygen.

Therefore, charcoal is not a fossil fuel.