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What is the process of the formation of fossil fuel?
Fossil fuels are formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. The process begins with the decomposition of organic matter in the absence of oxygen, leading to the formation of peat. Over time, peat is buried under layers of sediment, increasing pressure and temperature, eventually transforming it into coal, oil, or natural gas.
What fossil fuel is spongy brown?
It is peat.
Is the first and most immature form of coal is peat?
No, while peat can be used a fuel, it is in the same class a wood it is not a fossil fuel. The form of coal that has undergone the least diagenesis (and is still a fossil fuel) is called "Lignite".
Where are fossil fuel mined?
everywhere it is found. coal, peat, crude oil are all fossil fuels
Is peat a type of fossil fuel?
No, it is not a fossil. It is however the first stage of producing a fossil fuel. Peat is thick vegetation that has died and built up in layers in a wet environment which doesn't decay normally (aerobic decay) because of a lack of oxygen in the layers. Anaerobic decay, or a very slow process of composting, occurs in a peat bog which eventually becomes a coal deposit, over hundreds of thousands or millions of years. Instead of creating carbon dioxide, like aerobic bacteria, and fungi produce in normal decay, Anaerobic bacteria produce methane gas as they break down the peat. This produces lignite or brown coal, which as it ages and the lignite compacts eventually, giving up moisture and nitrogen, become progressively harder and darker coals.
What is an example of a fossil fuel you use today?
Coal, gasoline, peat, oil. Though those are just a few fossil fuels of many.
Is lignite a fossil fuel?
Yes, it is a fossil fuel. It is also called brown coal. You can read more on this at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignite
What is leading theory for the formation of fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels are believed to have formed from the underground heating and compression of thick layers of dead vegetation formed many centuries ago. An example of this process can be seen from the formation of peat from layers of plant material beneath peat bogs. The release of methane from swamps is another example of the genral process.
What are 6 fossil fuels?
one fossil fuel is Peat another one is lignite also bituminous coal anthcite trace fossils and last but not least droopings
What is the difference between peat and coal?
The difference is the carbon content percentages. Peat is less carbon then coal. Peat is the lowest grade of the fossil plant fuel chain. Coal is a solid. it is mostly carbon. Also it is made from mostly plant materials.
What are all of the fossil fuels?
peat,nateral gases, coal, petroleam, and peat
What are four fossil fuels?
it is peat,lignite,bitumirous coal,athracite. it is peat,lignite,bitumirous coal,athracite.
