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3000 BCE
How Their Formed
Fossil fuel is a general term for buried combustible geologic deposits of organic materials, formed from decayed plants and animals that have been converted to crude oil, coal, natural gas, or heavy oils by exposure to heat and pressure in the earth's crust over hundreds of millions of years. -
1000 BCE
First One
Although the fossil fuel coal had been used as a fuel since 1,000 B.C., it wasn't until the arrival of the Industrial Revolution from the mid-1700s through the 1800s that coal began to replace biomass as the primary source of energy. -
What Are They
A fossil fuel is a fuel formed by natural processes, such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms, containing energy originating in ancient photosynthesis. -
How Oil Is Used As A Fossil Fuel
Fossil fuels are made up of plant and animal matter. When plants and animals died, their bodies decomposed and were buried under layers of earth. Millions of years later we have the three forms of fossil fuel: oil, natural gas and coal. -
Advantages
Statistically, fossil fuels are some of the cheapest sources of fuel on the planet. Because fossil fuels are safe and stable, they can be transported easily and efficiently over long distances. .The fact that fossil fuels are able to satisfy the needs of the world population means they are bountiful in supply. Fossil fuels have also created numerous amounts of jobs. -
Disadvantages
Contributing to global warming, fossil fuels are not green sources of energy. Also fossil fuels are non-renewable sources. Many accidents happen when dealing with them. Also fossil fuels are unsustainable and Incentivized. -
Alternative Fuel
More than a dozen alternative fuels are in production or under development for use in alternative fuel vehicles and advanced technology vehicles. Government and private-sector vehicle fleets are the primary users of these fuels and vehicles, but consumers are increasingly interested in them. -
Thermal Power Plants
A thermal power station is a power station in which heat energy is converted to electric power. In most of the places in the world the turbine is steam-driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. -
What Their Used For
The United States gets 81% of its total energy from oil, coal, and natural gas, all of which are fossil fuels. We depend on those fuels to heat our homes, run our vehicles, power industry and manufacturing, and provide us with electricity. -
Different Types
Fossil fuels principally consist of carbon and hydrogen bonds. There are three types of fossil fuels which can all be used for energy provision; coal, oil and natural gas. Coal is a solid fossil fuel formed over millions of years by decay of land vegetation.
