Question

Pick the right combination of terms which has no fossil fuels.

• A. Wind, ocean, and coal.
• B. Kerosene, wind, and tide.
• C. Wind, wood, and sun.
• D. Petroleum, wood, and sun.

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Wind, wood, and sun.

The correct answer is option C:

Explanation of the correct answer:

1. Fossil fuels are non-replenishable energy sources that were formed from the breakdown of plant and animal residue buried in the depths of the Earth over millennia.
2. Coal, petroleum, kerosene, etc. are some examples of fossil fuels.
3. Thus, wind, wood, and sun are not fossil fuels.

Explanation of the incorrect answer:

Option A:

Coal is a fossil fuel.

Option B:

Kerosene is a fossil fuel.

Option C:

Petroleum is a fossil fuel.

Final answer: The right combination of terms which has no fossil fuels is wind, wood, and sun.