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because energy keeps it from rotting
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Why dont some plants and animals rot away?
because they use plants and animals to make fossil fuels
Plants and animals usually rot away. Why didn't these plants and animals rot away?
fossil fuels are called 'fossil' fuels because they started off as living things, in the same way as the fossils you see in mueseums started off as living things fossil fuels include coal, crude oil, natural gas and peat
What is the relationship between burning of fossil fuels and carbon dioxide?
Burning fossil fuels (combustion) releases carbon dioxide. As carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, presently contributing to global warming, this is why the world is moving away from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
Explain howfossil fuels are formed and why they are described as non-renewable?
fossil fuels are made from hydrocarbons of fossils of early life that has been locked away for millions of years
Are your fossil fuels going away?
Fossil fuels are disappearing because we are taking them from the earth quicker than the earth can produce them and when they are all gone the world will go into crisis as peaple arn't ready for this to happen. What we need to do is build wind farms and solar panels.
How does fossil fuels affect U.S.'s national security?
It increases the mindset of securitization. All wars are based off of securitizing or threat constructing many people. Our dependence on oil leads to many forms of oil. We NEED to move away from fossil fuels.
How do fossil fuels cause air pollution?
Fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), when burnt, emit carbon dioxide, which is classed as a pollutant when it is released into the other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide from fossil fuels has been hidden away for hundreds of millions of years. Releasing it now is adding more to the levels of greenhouse gases causing an enhanced (or accelerated) greenhouse effect which is causing global warming.
Do fossil fuels cause air pollution?
Fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), when burnt, emit carbon dioxide, which is classed as a pollutant when it is released into the other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide from fossil fuels has been hidden away for hundreds of millions of years. Releasing it now is adding more to the levels of greenhouse gases causing an enhanced (or accelerated) greenhouse effect which is causing global warming.
Which of the following is a true statement about fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) take 300 million years to form.They contain carbon that has been hidden away all that time.Burning fossil fuels releases that extra carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.This extra carbon dioxide is building up, trapping more heat, and is the main cause of global warming.Global warming is causing climate change.
What is the link between humans and global warming?
The links are deforestation and fossil fuels. When we cut down forests this means that more carbon dioxide is left in the atmosphere where it warms as a greenhouse gas. When we burn fossil fuels we are releasing extra carbon dioxide emissions that have been hidden away underground for millions of years.
What are some environmental consequences of using fossil fuels?
Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) releases greenhouse gas carbon dioxide that has been hidden away for 300 million years. Adding it now to the atmosphere is causing global warming and climate change. This is a huge consequence to the environment.
What are the drastic effects of fossil fuels in climate change?
Burning fossil fuels, as we are doing in industry, transport and for generating electricity, releases carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas.Normally carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere by various ways through the carbon cycle, however, carbon dioxide from fossil fuels has been hidden away for millions of years, and only now is being released. It is the extra gas that is causing global warming. And global warming is causing climate change.
