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Fossil fuels - because they were formed from remains of vegetation or algae over millions of years.

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What kind of fossil fuels are there?

The major fossil fuels are coal, oil, and natural gas.


How do fossil fuels turn into natural gas?

Fossil fuels like coal and oil are formed from organic material over millions of years through heat and pressure. When these fuels are buried deeply underground, natural gas can be produced from them through a process called thermogenic gas generation, where the organic material is subjected to high temperatures and breaks down into natural gas.


What type of fuel is Coal Oil and natural gas?

They are called fossil fuels.


What are the important fuels?

natural gas,fossil fuels


What are oil and natural gas?

Oil and natural gas are fossil fuels.


Examples of fossil fuels?

The three main fossil fuels are coal, oil and natural gas


Why are coal and oil and natural gas called fossil fuels?

These resources are called fossil fuels because they are formed over millions of years from the remains of ancient plants and animals. As these organisms decomposed under heat and pressure in the Earth's crust, they transformed into coal, oil, and natural gas. This process gives them the classification of "fossil" fuels due to their organic origins.


Heat from chemical energy?

Fuels such as oil, wood, coal, and natural gas have energy stored in them. This kind of energy is called chemical process of burning, the energy is released in the form of heat.


Is gas a renewable or non renewable?

It depends on what kind of gas. If it's natural gas from fossil fuels, it is non-renewable as the source is limited and will run out in a period of time.


What are alternative fuels?

Alternatives fuels are fuels that are not made from fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).


Can you get large amounts of natural gas from fossil fuels?

Natural Gas is a fossil fuel.


What fuels are fuels from the remains of plants and animals?

Fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).