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Ancient plant remains are buried and compacted until they form fossil fuels.

There are 3 types of fossil fuels:

Natural Gas

Oil

and Coal; the only solid fossil fuel, which is what you're looking for.

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What fossil fuel in solid rock form that is obtained through mining?

Coal is a fossil fuel found in solid rock form that is obtained through mining. It is formed from the remains of plants that lived millions of years ago and is a major source of energy worldwide.


What fossil fuel is solid?

Coal is a solid fossil fuel that forms from the remains of plants that lived millions of years ago. When burned, coal releases energy in the form of heat, making it a significant source of power generation worldwide.


What is the process of prouducing for fossil fuels?

Fossil fuels are produced from plant and animal remains over thousands of years. The plant remains finally give rise to coal while animal remains form petroleum and natural gas. The remains of dead plants and animals are covered by silt and mud and gradually layer after layer forms over them. Over the course of thousands of years the remains undergo changes under incredible amount of heat and pressure to produce fossil fuels.


What fossil fuels form the remains of plants and animals?

lorpumete


Is a fossil fuel formed form the remains of marine plants and animals?

Yes, fossil fuel is formed from fossils.


What has to happen for a fossil to form?

for the animal or plant to decay


What fossil formed when dissolved minerals replace the remains of an organism and then harden to form rock?

A fossil formed in this way is called a petrified fossil. It occurs when minerals gradually replace the organic material in an organism's remains, creating a stone replica of the organism. This process is known as petrification.


How do fossil records form?

Typically something dies and gets buried in sediment. Over time the sediment transforms to sedimentary rock and the remains of the dead plant or animal fossilizes. There are a few variants on this but that is the basic process.


What is a liquid form of fossil fuel?

GAS I take it this is an American answering. As a British person, OIL is a liquid fossil fuel, COAL is a solid fossil fuel and NATURAL GAS is a gaseous fossil fuel.


Is cotton a fossil fuel?

No, cotton is a plant. If it is burnt as biofuel it is a form of renewable energy.


What is the term used to describe the ancient remains of plants that are used as a form of non-renewable energy?

Fossil Fuels


What does the sun have to do with fossil fuels?

fossil fuels are the remains of dead plant matter, mostly plankton. Those plants use the sun to preform photosynthis. So the sun in a way grew the materials that the oil and coal we use today are made up of.