end of fossil fuels

Combustible materials that form due to the decomposition of animals and plants inside the Earth, under high temperature and pressure conditions are termed fossil fuels. Most fossil fuels decay and get converted into a combustible state, over many thousands o..

Meaning - Fossil fuels are energy-rich, combustible forms of carbon or compounds of carbon formed by the decomposition of biomass buried under the Earth over millions of year..

The Earth contains many resources which are not being replaced. These resources which are not being replaced are called non-renewable sources. Amongst the most non-renewable resources are the three fossil fuels - coal, petroleum and natural ga..

Pollution caused due to Combustion of Fossil Fuels - With Man's ever increasing need for energy, he has been using fossil fuels indiscriminately. In the process, harmful materials contributing to air pollution are being produc..

Fossil fuels are non-renewable and the source of their energy is Sun. The energy from Sun is trapped and stored as chemical energy in plants (and then transferred to animals) is ultimately released as heat and light energy by the fossil fuels on burnin..

Fossil Fuels - Petroleum - Petroleum is a dark, viscous, foul smelling liquid, a mixture of solid, liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons with traces of salt, rock particles and wat..

Fossil fuels are mainly used as: Domestic fuel. Fuel for running automobiles, trains and tractors. Fuel for producing electric power. Petrochemicals..

India produces only half of the national requirement of petroleum products and it imports the rest from other countries. Natural gas is the most popular petroleum product. During last two decades, the consumption of natural gas resources have increased tenfold. If we need to save fossil h..

Growing consumption and non renewablity fossil fuel necessitate the conservation of this natural resource of to help in this effort many measures have been advocated. 1) Use of oil should be minimized so as to save it for future use. Public transport should be used as far possi..

Petroleum is a dark, viscous, foul smelling liquid, a mixture of solid, liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons with traces of salt, rock particles and wate..