What are fossil fuels? How were coal and petroleum formed?

Open in App

Solution

As the name indicates, the fossil fuels are the fuel resources which are formed due to the buried remains of plants and animals over a period of million years. Examples of fossil fuels include coal and petroleum.
Coal was formed when trees and plants that grew in humid, swampy areas died and got buried in swampy soil, which were later covered by layers of the sediments for about 300-400 million years.
Petroleum was also formed in a similar manner due to the burial of marine organisms which died millions of years ago.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Q. What are fossil fuels ? How were coal and petroleum formed ?

Q. Assertion :Coal and petroleum are called fossil fuels. Reason: Fossil fuels are formed from the remains of dead organisms after millions of years.

(a) What are fossil fuels ? Name three fossil fuels.

(b) Describe how, fossil fuels were formed.

(a) What happens when carbon burns in air? Write the chemical equation of the reaction which takes place.
(b) Why are coal and petroleum called fossil fuels?
(c) Explain how coal was formed in the earth.
(d) Describe how petroleum was formed in the earth.
(e) Name a fossil fuel other than coal and petroleum.

Coal and Petroleum are not fossil fuels.

Join BYJU'S Learning Program