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Fossil fuels are fuels formed from decayed organisms over millions of years. The three main types are coal, oil, and natural gas. Coal forms from decayed land vegetation that is compacted and heated over time. There are different stages of coal formation with varying levels of heat and pressure exposure. Coal is extracted through mining and is widely used globally for energy production. Oil forms from marine microorganisms on the seafloor that are trapped underground. It is extracted through drilling and refined for use in transportation and other products. Natural gas also forms from marine microorganisms and is a versatile and relatively clean fossil fuel used mainly for electricity and heating. Refineries separate crude oil components and convert them into usable products and

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Fossils Fuel

Fossil fuels are fuels formed from decayed organisms over millions of years. The three main types are coal, oil, and natural gas. Coal forms from decayed land vegetation that is compacted and heated over time. There are different stages of coal formation with varying levels of heat and pressure exposure. Coal is extracted through mining and is widely used globally for energy production. Oil forms from marine microorganisms on the seafloor that are trapped underground. It is extracted through drilling and refined for use in transportation and other products. Natural gas also forms from marine microorganisms and is a versatile and relatively clean fossil fuel used mainly for electricity and heating. Refineries separate crude oil components and convert them into usable products and

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FOSSILS FUEL

What are Fossil Fuels?


Fossil Fuels are fuels formed by natural
resources, these fuels are formed in the Earth
over millions of years from decayed
organisms and produce carbon dioxide when
burnt.
What are different
types of Fossil Fuels?

There are three


types of Fossil
Fuels, which can
all be used for
energy; coal, oil
and natural gas
How Coal is formed?
Coal is formed over millions of
years by decay of land vegetation.
When layers are compacted and
heated over time, deposits turned
into coal.
Different stages of coal formation
There are four stages of coal
formation; Lignite, Sub Bituminous,
Bituminous and Anthracite. Lignite
deposits are the youngest of the coal
types and have undergone the lowest
intensity of heat and pressure. Sub
bituminous coal contains less water
and is therefore harder than lignite.
Bituminous coal is heavily utilized
for energy in power plants and for
the production of steel. Anthracite
coal is known to be the cleanest
burning coal but is one of the rarest,
being found mainly in limited
reserves in Pennsylvania
How is coal used as a fossil fuel?
Coal is usually extracted in
mines. Since the middle of the
20th century, coal use has
doubled. Since 1996 its
application is declining again.
Many developing countries
depend on coal for energy
because they cannot afford oil or
natural gas. China and India are
major users of coal energy
because like I said they cannot
afford oil or natural gas.
Oil is a liquid fossil
fuel that is formed from
the remains of marine
microorganisms on the
sea floor. After millions
of years the deposits
end up in rock and
sediment where oil is
trapped in small spaces.
It can be extracted by
large drilling platforms
How is oils used as a fossil fuel?
Oil is the most widely
used fossil fuel.
Crude oil consists of
many different
organic compounds
which are
transformed to
products in a refining
process. It is applied
in cars, jets, roads and
roofs and many other.
How is natural gas formed?
Natural gas is a gaseous fossil
fuel that is versatile, abundant
and relatively clean compared
to coal and oil. Like oil, it is
formed from the remains of
marine microorganisms. It is a
relatively new type of energy
source. Until 1999, more coal
was used than natural gas.
Natural gas has now overtaken
coal in developed countries.
However, people are afraid
that like oil, natural gas
supplies will run out.
How is natural gas used as a fossil fuel?
They are
usually used
for electricity,
to create glass,
paper, and
steal. Most
people use it
to heat their
homes.
What are Refineries and why are they important
to the production of Fossil Fuels?
Refineries are
factories that plan to
separate the various
components present
in crude oil and
convert them into
usable products or
feedstock for other
processes.
EXON Valdez Oil Spill
The main cause of the spill was the failure of
the third mate to properly maneuver the
vessel because of fatigue and excessive
workload. Over 6,700,00 million gallons of oil
was spilled. Ten years after the spill it is clear
that many fish and wildlife species injured by
the spill have not fully recovered. It is less
clear, however, what role oil plays in the
inability of some populations to bounce back.
Hose spraying seawater were used to flush oil
from shorelines. The released oil was then
trapped with offshore boom, and removed
using skimmers, vacuum trucks was useful for
thick layers of oil and boom sorbent, snare,
pompoms. For hard to reach areas, or
locations with weathered oil, heated
seawater was used to flush oil from the
shoreline.
Deep water horizon Catastrophe
The Deep water Horizon oil
spill is an ongoing massive oil
spill underwater in the Gulf of
Mexico Started on April 20,
2010. The fire aboard the
Deepwater Horizon reportedly
started at 9:45 pm. survivors
described the incident as a
sudden explosion which gave
them less than five minutes to
escape as the alarm went off.

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