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Fossil fuels need organic matter, such as ancient animals or vegetation, that needs to decay and be compressed by layers of sediments, or rocks, by millions of years
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How did the carbon in fossil fuels get there?
Fossil fuels (such as oil) are the result of organic matter breaking down over millions of years. Since Carbon is main element in organic processes, it can be found in fossil fuels as well.
What is the opposite of fossil fuels?
Non-fossil fuels, renewable fuels.
How are fossil fuels an example of three states of matter?
Fossil fuels an example of three states of matter because they come in different forms: solid, liquid, and gas Coal is a solid. Petroleum is a liquid. Natural gas is a gas.
How can sulphur impurities be dealt with in fossil fuels?
Burn less fossil fuels
Why are fossil fuels not considered to be minerals?
Most likely because fossil fuels are not minerals. They are ultimately composed of organic matter which came from living things that died and became buried under sediment. Through a lot of time and a great amount of pressure the fossil fuels were developed. This is also why fossil fuels are considered non-renewable resources because it takes so long to make them. That's all :) JAE HERMOSA
Explain why some fuels are fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels are simply fuels that are made from fossilized animal or plant matter. These fuels are non- renewable and is a limited resource.
How is wind energy similar to fossil fuels?
wind is similar to fossil fuels because the both supply us with necessary energy
Why is dead organic matter important to the carbon- oxygen cycle?
Because fossil fuels are produced from dead organic matter. Then the fossil fuels are burnt, and they release carbon.
How would fossil fuels change in the future?
The fossil fuels will become extinct in some years.There is no future of fossil fuels.That is why there is so much research going on the alternate fuels.
Why does it matter if you burn fossil fuels?
When we burn fossil fuels, that fossil fuel is gone. *POOF!* And it'll take millions of years for the nonrenewable resource to form again. Therefore we need to conserve fossil fuels as much as possible.
Were fossil fuels formed from minerals under the earth's crust?
Fossil fuels are produced by the decomposition of animal and vegetable matter over time
What Component of all living matter and fossil fuels?
Carbon.
What type of management is necessary for fossil fuels?
umm do u know
How did the carbon in fossil fuels get there?
Fossil fuels (such as oil) are the result of organic matter breaking down over millions of years. Since Carbon is main element in organic processes, it can be found in fossil fuels as well.
What is alternative fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels come from fossilied plant matter in the ground. Alternative fuels are alternatives to fossil fuels, and these are mainly carbon fuels that take their carbon from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (as fossil fuels do) but on a carbon cycle with a much shorter term. An example is wood, which can be burned as more trees are growing and absorbing carbon dioxide.
which describes the burning of fossil fuels?
Burning fossil fuels contributes to climate change and are nonrenewable.
How do fossils change the Earth's surface?
well im not very sure my self but it would have something to do with fossil fuels
