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by plants and animals 400 millions ago
-it usually takes around 400-650 million years
made from dead animals and plants with a reaction called anaerobic decomposition
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∙ 10y agoThey are produced during the fossilization process of carbon rich organic material. Heat and pressure deep in the earth's crust cause chemical changes.
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What are alternative fuels?
Alternatives fuels are fuels that are not made from fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).
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.
Why coal is called fossil fuels?
Coal, like oil, is made/produced through thousand of years of fossils being compressed and heated in the earth to turn into coal and oil.
How is this sentence wrong Fossil fuels are made from the fossils of dinosaurs?
Fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) mostly come from vegetation that was pressurized and heated 300 million years ago. A small part comes from dead animals but not dinosaurs.But dinosaur fossils are a separate thing altogether.A correct version of this sentence might read:Fossil fuels were made, not from fossils, but from ancient organic matter, mostly vegetation, and probably not dinosaurs.
How do you rewrite this sentence to make it correct Fossil fuels are made from the fossils of dinosaurs?
Fossil fuels are not made from the fossils of dinosaurs.
Why are fossil fuels considered a no renewable resources?
Fossil fuel is made from fossils that was under pressure for millions of years and turned into oil or coal. This can not be reproduced since there are no more fossils made from long extinct animals.
What are fossils made from?
Fossil fuels (coal, petroleum, and natural gas) are made, over long periods of time, from vegetable matter including algae, ferns, etc. Sometimes in popular culture, fossil fuels are said to result from dinosaur remains, but that is not the case; dinosaurs, like any other animal, will decay after death, and do not leave behind any fossil fuels (although they do leave behind fossils of other sorts).
Forms of energy made from the remains of dead plants and small creatures is are called?
Fossil fuels are the forms of energy made from the remains of dead plants and small creatures. Examples of fossil fuels are coal and natural gas.
Are there any fuels that are not fossil fuels?
Yes, renewable fuels like sustainable wood, biomass and biofuel (biodiesel etc made from vegetable oils) are not fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).
What does oil and coal have to do with fossil fuels?
they both are made using natural gas and come from either mines or out of the ground
How electricity is made from coal?
the coal fuels or powers the electricity
What is all fossil fuels made of?
Fossil fuels are made up of compounds called hydrocarbons. Fossil fuels are fuels that come from natural resources, such as dead organisms.
