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☆☆☆☆☆No, crude oil used to make Petroleum is the most common type of fossil fuel.
This era, the Cenozoic era, is the age of mammals. But among botanists and paleobotanists, it is known as the age of flowers -- the anthophyta.
The extinction of the dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era allowed mammals to proliferate and diversify.
oceanic crust
Black gold is a term that refers to crude oil or petroleum. When people would discover oil on their property, it usually made them rich, so it was like finding gold.
anthracite
solar energy
geothermal energy
The stable temperature of the earth is important in the production of Geothermal Energy.
That would be nuclear energy.
Ocean currents moving away from the equator bring warm waters.
water energy
Twenty percent of the worlds energy is supplied by natural gas.
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When lightning appears in the remote distance and appears to produce no thunder sound, it is popularly known as "heat lightning."
Meteorologists will tell you that there really is no such thing as a distinct type of lightning that is not followed by thunder.
All lightning produces thunder, but it is only audible for a distance of some 15-20 miles from the storm. At night, lightning can be seen for distances of up to 125 miles if the conditions are right. So when lightning is seen but no thunder is heard, you are simply too far away from the storm.
Helium a+
When the Moon is farthest from the Earth, this point is called apogee
latin A+
nuclear fusion
A+ quasars
