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the dead plants and animals compile on top of each other, most oil or deposits of coal are roughly 300 million years old or more. the carbon in these deposits stay while the rest of or most of the organic matter kind of drifts off if you will. anthracite, the purest form of coal is 91.5% carbon or more by standards. the deposits, like i was saying stack on top of each other over this time period and start drying out and cementing together. same in the cases of oil. but the mass amounts of these "fossil" fuels we find were once all marshlands and swamps that is why the organic matter stayed in place so long and became what is destroying our beloved planet today. but basically we are burning the suns energy because if u want to trace it back far enough, the animals ate plants and the plants ate nothing, they got energy through the sun from photosynthesis and that is what stayed so long the carbon and organic matter that they became.
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∙ 11y agoTheir deceased bodies got covered in earth over time. The pressure and heat compressed the carbon in their bodies to become fossil fuels.
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∙ 10y agoEventually, yes. But it takes a million years or so.
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∙ 13y agoit decomposed
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∙ 13y agoPlants.
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What is the origin of oil?
== == oil is a fossil fuel, that comes from mainly dead plant,and in the right heat, pressure, condition, etc. in millions of years has a chance to become oil.
What role does bacteria play in turning dead materials into fossil fuels?
Bacteria causes fossil fuels to break down the plant and animals, they basically eat it.
Why is oil a fossil feul?
Oil comes from buried and decomposed organic material that originates from dead plants and animals, millions of years old. Some confusion exists because by one definition, a fossil can be animal or plant that has been preserved as it existed millions of years ago. You probably think of fossils as they are displayed in museums. However, this is not the only definition. As with the fossil fuels, a fossil can be considered the transformed remains of buried animal or plant life from a distant geological age that is recovered. This would apply to gas, oil and coal. See related links.
Is oil a fossil fuel?
Oil is formed by the decomposition of fossilized plant and animal remains. This is why it is referred to as a fossil fuel. Other fossil fuels include coal and natural gas.
Fossil that show how long dead animals change their environment?
trace fossil
What is a dead plant or animal that has been preserved?
fossil
What is the name of a dead plant or animal that has been preserved?
a fossil
Why is a mummy not a fossil?
Because with a Mummy, the tissues are preserved. Where as with a fossil, you have no tissue. You're really only left with fossilized bones.
Is a fossil woodpecker hole a trace or a body fossil?
The answer is trace fossil. Why? Because a body fossil is a fossil of a part of the animal. Which means a hole is nowhere apart of animal. And a dead one at that.
How do you make fossil on alchemy for ipod?
animal fossil=earth+undefined dead lifeform
What feed on dead plant and animal remains?
Detritivores feed on dead plant and animal remains.
What is the decaying of dead plants and animals called?
dead...
What is the origin of oil?
== == oil is a fossil fuel, that comes from mainly dead plant,and in the right heat, pressure, condition, etc. in millions of years has a chance to become oil.
Why do most living tihngs not leave a fossil?
because a fossil is created from something that hardened while the animal was dead in it. if you leave a corps out in the open then most of it will be eaten, but if that same corps was covered in some oil or sap then it could potentially become a fossil after about a miilion yeaRS
How is the chemical energy in fossil fuels related to the sun's radiant energy?
The dead plants and animals compressed and heated over millions of years to create the fossil fuels would have originally obtained their energy from the sun. For example: sun ---(photosynthesis)---> plant ---(digested)---> animal ---(death and compression---> fossil fuel.
How decomposers reintroduce a dead animal to an ecosystem?
Decomposers reintroduce a dead animal into an ecosystem by creating fuel for plants. The dead animal decomposes and creates nutrients for plant growth.
What is a plant a called when it dies?
Umm, plant or animal death, it has no special name.
