Formation Of Fossil Fuels

Question 1

What are the main fossil fuels ?

Answer 1

Coal, oil and natural gas.

Question 2

How was coal formed ?

Answer 2

plants use energy from sun + carbon dioxide to grow => plants die and fall down in swamp => sink to the bottom of muddy swamp => mud collects at bottom of swamp and stop plants from decaying => whole area is flooded by sea => layers of sand collect on sea bed => builds up to create enough pressure to turn sand layers to sandstone => mud layer to mudstone => heat from earth + pressure from mudstone + sandstone => turns dead plants to coal => mill year later coal burned for electricity in power stations => releasing harmful gases into atmosphere

Question 3

How was oil and natural gas formed ?

Answer 3

Ocean plants use energy from sun + carbon dioxide in the water to live => animals in ocean get energy by eating those plants => plants + animals in ocean die => the ones that don’t get eaten fall onto seabed => storm/landslide happens => new layer of mud to form on top dead animals + plants => layers of sand build on top => pressure of sand layers => mud turn into mudstone => pressure of mudstone => dead plants + animals turn into oil and natural gas => mill years later oil + gas burned for electricity in power stations => releasing harmful gases into atmosphere

Question 4

The basic overview of how fossil fuels where formed

Answer 4

Fossil fuels were formed millions if years ago from dead plants and animals that had turned into oil, gas and coal by immense heat and pressure.