Question

why do coal and petroleum have to be mined from deep in side the earth? why are they called fossil fuels
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Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

They are called fossil fuels because they are formed by the decay of dead plants. ... Their formation undergoes in million of years.So the decay plants animals by the the chemical reactions is converted into fossil fuels.. They should be taken out by digging deep inside the Earth..by using various machineries

Answer 2

Answer:

First of all fossil fuels means a product that is formed before millions years of ago by getting heat , temperature , anaerobic process the fossils of animals and plants get into the earth due to some cause like earthquake or tsunami ,etc .....

Step-by-step explanation:

As we use water , plant wood in our daily life not now but before 10 to 20 years thos etchings are also known as fossil fuels .. Coal and petroleum are thos products that we can only get by digging the earth surface ..In india we have sufficient amount of coal and in UAE there is petroleum . As they are fullfill the given defination of fossil fuels so these are known as fossil fuels ...

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