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Fossil fuels are classified as non-renewable sources. Examples of fossil fuels are coal and petroleum. They are termed non-renewable because they were produced organically over millions of years. if the limit quantity of fossil fuels are used up, it will be difficult to replace them.
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What can fossils include?
Fossil fuels are formed by natural resources such as dead organisms by decomposition (aerobic or mostly anaerobic). Fossil fuels have high percentages of carbon. It includes coal petrol diesel natural gas etc. It ranges from volatile materials like petrol to nonvolatile materials like coal.
What are animal fuels?
biofuels
Are fossil fuels found in sedimentary rock?
Yes.
How does the burning of fossil fuels affect the environment?
Burning fossil fuels, especially coal, is a dirty process. Incomplete combustion of coal and oil produces particulate matter. Heavier particulates produce an annoying dirty grit, and lighter particulates can be inhaled deeply and become a health hazard. In addition to the desired combustion of organic molecules, impurities such as sulfur also burn and produce potentially dangerous oxides. Since the air is made of 80% nitrogen, nitrogen is combusted along with the fuel at high temperatures, releasing nitrous oxides. Since fossil fuels are composed mainly of carbon by weight, all fossil fuels produce carbon dioxide when burned. In the atmosphere, the sulfur and nitrous oxides produce sulfuric acid and nitric acid, respectively, which can lead to acid rain. The carbon dioxide helps trap heat in the atmosphere - contributing to the potential warming of the earth. In this lecture-discussion we will examine major local, regional, and global environmental effects of burning fossil fuels. These are respectively particulates, smog and acid rain, and global warming. The importance of particulates has long been acknowledged, and major particlulate emissions control measures have been launched in many countries. Evidence for acid rain is readily available, and the effects from impact on forests and lakes to crumbling ancient Greek structures have confirmed its presence, but its overall environmental/economic importance remains a matter of controversy. It is now widely accepted that human activities have contributed to a noticeable average global warming trend in the twentieth century. However, there are differential impacts of this global trend on regional climate, agriculture, storm damage, and other effects in different parts of the world. This complicates both the assessment of global effects of atmospheric emissions and international negotiations over requisite changes in fossil fuel use.
Why didn't some plants and animals rot away when they died?
They do, it does take some time though, and to "rot" there has to be enough humidity and airborne microbes. If the plants and animals got covered relatively quickly by mud from a flooding river or ashes from a volcano then they would not have had time to rot.
What are some slogans about fossil fuels?
Bury Fossils get Fuels
How do you rewrite this sentence to make it correct Fossil fuels are made from the fossils of dinosaurs?
Fossil fuels are not made from the fossils of dinosaurs.
Why are fossil fuels described as fossils?
Because fossil fuels are fossils is the simple answer. Fossil fuels are just large collections of tiny fossils which have undergone a slightly different process which allows them to be flammable.
What is the difference between fossils and fossils fuels?
Fossils are the remains of plants and animals, and fossil fuels are decomposed plants and animals that form coal, oil, and natural gas.
What did fossils fuels get their energy from?
The sun.
Are natural gases fossils fuels?
yes
Why fossils fuels are called non renewable form of energy?
Fossils fuels are called non renewable because we consume them faster then they can replaced naturally
Why are fossil fuels called Fossil fuels if there is no fossils?
theyre made out of dead stuff
Which fossils fuels are going to run out first?
the answer is coal
What will happen when fossils fuels will be finished from the world?
We will die. :(
Why petroleum and natural gas are known as fossils fuels?
petroleum and natural gas are none other than the decomposed forms of plants and animals that had been buried under the earth before millions of years.The decomposed forms from which fuels are obtained are termed fossils and therefore the fuels obtained from the fossils(petroleum , natural gas etc) are termed fossil fuels
What are fossle fuels?
fossil fuels are natural gasses that come from fossils. one fossil fuel is oil.
