2007-02-28 16:19:00 · 5 answers · asked by eliot3454 1 in Environment
Coals, Gas, Oil
Fossil fuel is used to describe fuels that we use for industrial purposes. In the natural environment it takes a very long time to be created. Think about the oil crisis. We are running out of oil because we are using it up Way faster than the Earth can produce it. That's why the term fossil, meaning old. And fuel, well you know what a fuel is.
2007-02-28 16:29:04 · answer #1 · answered by RedPower Woman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coal and oil.
Basically a fuel that is extracted from fossilized organic deposits.
2007-02-28 16:22:26 · answer #2 · answered by tony1athome 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oil, gas, petroleum, coal, natural gas
Most things that can be burned for energy are fossil fuels.
2007-02-28 16:39:56 · answer #3 · answered by Talha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hydrocarbon deposit, such as petroleum, coal, or natural gas, derived from living matter of a previous geologic time and used for fuel.
2007-02-28 16:22:56 · answer #4 · answered by Superconductor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really old fuels found in sedimentary rocks?
(Just having a little fun.)
2007-02-28 16:23:13 · answer #5 · answered by Doctor J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋