Question

Why is oil referred to as a fossil fuel?

A.
Oil was formed from decaying layers of plants in swamps millions of years ago. They fossilized into oil.

B.
Oil formed from dead marine organisms that fell to the ocean floor, were covered by ocean sediments, and broken down by bacteria into oil over millions of years.

C.
Oil was formed from the breakdown of igneous rocks over millions of years.

D.
Oil was formed from black shales that were uplifted millions of years ago and fossilized into oil.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 4

There are three major forms of fossil fuels: coal, oil and natural gas. All three were formed many hundreds of millions of years ago before the time of the dinosaurs – hence the name fossil fuels. The age they were formed is called the Carboniferous Period.

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Answer 6

i thought it was a or b

Answer 7

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Answer 8

so is b right?

Answer 9

Yes :) B is the best answer

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Answer 11

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Answer 12

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