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Fossil fuels formed over a long period of time because heat and pressure were applied to?
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Organisms buried in the ground. Hope that helped! :P
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∙ 14y agoDecayed plants and animal bodies.
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Which type of fossil is formed when an entire organism is filled with materials such as mud or clay and then hardens the entire organism and the filling?
The fossil that is formed when an organism is buried in sediment and hardens into rock is called a cast fossil, in which the empty space serves as a mold.
Explain why wood is a fuel but not a fossil fuel?
Wood is a fuel as it can provide energy by burning. But, it is not formed by fossils and hence not called a fossil fuel.
Can water pressure crush a human?
The pressure of water in the organism is equal to the outside water pressure. This is entirely because the organisms dwelling on the seabed evolved in the presence of high pressure water and formed their cells based on high pressure water. You are unaware of the atmospheric pressure for the same reason, the internal pressure beneath your skin is also atmospheric.
What conditions are necessary to insure fossilization?
The type of fossil that is formed is determined by the conditions under which an organism died and how it was buried
What type of fossil forms when pore spaces of the original hard parts of an animal are filled in by minerals?
A cast fossil is formed when minerals fill in an impression left by an organism.
Plants and animals that lived in the oceans formed the fossil fuel called?
Coal is a solid fossil fuel formed in ancient swamps from the remains of plants and animals under great heat and pressure over millions of years. A liquid fossil fuel formed in oceans from the remains of plants and animals under great heat and pressure of millions of years is called oil.
Which fossil fuel is formed in different types that depend on the amount of heat pressure and time?
Oil
Fossil fuels form from nuclear chain reactions?
No. They are fossils that formed underground with pressure for thousands of years.
What is sedimentary rock formed by deposit of shale?
Slate is the metamorphic rock, formed from regional (heat and pressure applied) metamorphism on shale.
Why is crude oil a fossil fuel?
Crude oil, coal and are fossil fuels. They were formed over millions of years. Crude oil and gas were formed from dead marine organisms
Why is natural gas referred to as fossil fuel?
Because it is formed from the remains of dead plants and animals, thus, its "fuel" from a "fossil".
How are metamorphic and sedimentary igneous rocks formed?
Igneous- Formed from hot molten magmaSedimentary- formed from sediments piling up creating layersMetamorphic- Formed when intense heat AND pressure are applied to an igneous or sedimentary rock.
Which fossil fuel is formed over millions of years from sun?
Fossil fuels are formed on Earth, not on Sun.
Why should people conserve Fossil Fuels?
Fossil fuels are formed from the bodies of millions of years deceased animals. For this reason, fossil fuels should be conserved because they are a very finite resource.
Is a fossil fuel formed form the remains of marine plants and animals?
Yes, fossil fuel is formed from fossils.
How can fossil fuels be formed?
fossil fuels are formed by organisms when they die and decompose.it also takes millons of years for it to form.
Describe how pressure acts as an agent of metamorphism?
Metamorphic rock is formed by intense heat and pressure. Pressure compresses and changes the composition and appearance of these types of rocks. For example, whether pressure is evenly applied or not determines if metamorphic rocks are foliated.
