Question

Why are coal and petroleum called fossil fuel?

Answer 1

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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. ... The plants that turned into fossils stored energy from the sun by photosynthesis.

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Answer 2

fuels like coal and petroleum are formed beneath the earth's surface, very deep down under high temperature and pressure conditions in a very long period of time. under these conditions, the fossilised organic material undergoes  a chemical change to form coal under land and petroleum under sea. as the origin of these fuels is fossils, they are known as fossil fuels.