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What are fossil fuels? Name any three fossil fuels.


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Fossil fuels: Fossil fuel is found as a result of petrified of animals and plants inside the Earth. The animals and plants inside the Earth have converted into fossil fuels for millions of years. Fossil fuel has a large amount of energy in carbon compounds.

The names of fossil fuels are,

  1. Coal
  2. Natural gas
  3. Petroleum

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