Question

Why is petroleum called a fossil fuel?​

Answer 1

Answer :

• Petroleum is called as a fossil fuel because it is fossilized by the dead plants or animals million years ago.

Given :

• That petroleum is called as a fossil fuel.

To Find :

• Why petroleum is called as a fossil fuel ?

Reason :

• Petroleum is also called as a fossil fuel because it is also like as other fossil fuel - natural gas and coal, it is formed by the buring of plants or sea animals in the soil by some natural process like as - flood, tornado, storm about 300 million years ago, and as more soil get deposited they compressed and as temperature rose and they sank deeper and deeper and under high pressure it slowly converted to fossil fuel - petroleum, natural gas and coal.

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