Question

Name/State a solid fossil fuel:

Answer 1

Fossil fuel:

• Fossil means remains of dead plants and animals.
• Fuels mean the material burn to produce heat.
• Fossil fuel is the fuel obtained from dead plants and animals.
• These dead plants and animals are buried under the ground and converted into fossil fuels. This process takes more than millions of years under high pressure and high temperature.

An example of solid fossil fuel is Coal.

Coal:

• Coal is a black or brownish-black sedimentary rocky material with a high amount of Carbon and hydrocarbons.

Hence, coal is a solid fossil fuel.