Why do fossil fuels burn?

Answer 1

Since the industrial revolution people have needed more energy than that which comes from he sun each day to run their technology. Fossil fuels (stored sunlight from long ago) are the major source of this required energy and this is why their sources have been developed.

Answer 2

Well the fossil fuels are oils, and thus they burn.

Go into the chem section and ask there. All i know is that they are carbon composite, which allows them to burn.

Answer 3

As our word fuel is one of the need of things used for burning.There are three things used for burning,they are oxygen, fuel and heat.