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All fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) are trapped underground. That's where thay were formed, millions of years ago.

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What is the fossil fuel that is found trapped under ground above the layers of oil?

The fossil fuel found trapped underground above oil layers is natural gas, which can be found in porous rock formations. Natural gas is often found alongside oil deposits and can be extracted using similar techniques.


What is location of fossil fuel?

They are generally found underground


What is a fossil fuel that is like methane and forms in pockets underground?

Natural gas is a fossil fuel consisting largely of methane (CH4).


What type of fossil fuel is mined from the underground?

Coal is a type of fossil fuel that is mined from underground. It is formed from the remains of plants that lived millions of years ago and is a significant source of energy worldwide.


A fossil fuel pumped through underground pipes?

Oil or natural gas


Is oil called fossil fuel because it has fossils in it?

Oil is called a fossil fuel because it was formed from the remains of ancient organisms like plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. These organisms decayed and were trapped underground, eventually transforming into oil under high pressure and heat. There are no actual fossils in oil, but the term "fossil fuel" refers to its origin from organic matter.


Can you get fossil fuels by growing crops?

No, it takes thousands to many millions of years of burial underground for organic material to transform into a fossil fuel form. You can use some crops (e.g. oil seeds) to replace some fossil fuel, but they are not fossil fuel.


Which fossil fuel is formed over millions of years from sun?

Fossil fuels are formed on Earth, not on Sun.


Is helium a fossil fuel?

No, the fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) have been underground for hundreds of millions of years. The only gas that is a fossil fuel, natural gas, is mostly methane (CH4).


Solid fossil fuel found underground often used to produce electricity?

Coal


What is a fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material is?

natural gas


What is oil referred to?

Oil is commonly referred to as liquid petroleum or crude oil. It is a fossil fuel formed from ancient organic matter trapped deep underground. Oil is a vital energy resource used for transportation, heating, and electricity generation.