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What are characteristics of fossil fuels

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What are characteristics of fossil fuels
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Yogita Ingle 6 years, 3 months ago

Characteristic Features of Fossil Fuels

1. Combustible: Fossil fuels are highly combustible in the presence of heat and oxygen.
2. Natural: Fossil fuels are formed naturally over millions of years by the pressure of rock and sediment on the bodies of plants and animals that died far back in the geological past.
3. Abundance: Fossil fuels are abundant throughout the world. Russia is abundant in natural gas, for instance, whilst Saudi Arabia has an abundance of oil.
4. Limited: Its true that the supply of fossil fuels are in abundance. But the supply of fossil fuels is not unlimited, it is limited as they take such a long time to form.
5. Concentrated energy: Fossil fuels are powerful sources of energy.
6. Composition: Fossil fuels are very rich in carbon.

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