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Why are coal, petroleum and natural gas called fossil fuels?

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Answered by dhruvsh
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Coal Petroleum & Natural Gas is formed from the decomposition of the dead remains of plants and animals .
Thus as these are used as fuels and are obtained from fossils they are known as fossil fuels.
Answered by peehuthakur
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Over millions of years, heat and pressure from Earth's crust decomposed these organisms into one of the three main kinds of fuel: oil (also called petroleum), natural gas, or coal. These fuels are called fossil fuels, since they are formed from the remains of dead animals and plants.

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