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| Sunday, 20 January 2008 19:08 |
 Why do they call it fossil fuels ?
Did you know that creatures millions of years ago are used in daily use? Did you also know that they power your house? Well if you are saying “Yeah right,” then please read on. As we know, millions of years ago animals still lived on this planet, but they still died on this planet too. Those pre-historic fossils were buried under layers and layers of dirt. As these fossils rot beneath the Earth, above the Earth plants and creatures grow and apply pressure on the fossils and pressure comes with heat. So with the heat and pressure the chemicals from the fossils are squeeze out and mixed with the natural chemicals. Finally the miners drill it out and sell them to factories which add other chemicals to create petroleum, oil and other gases that they need. This entire process takes about 1 to 2 million years, the drilling takes about 3-10 years and they go 1800 meters under the ground. This oil is usually found in America, Australia and Africa. It’s usually found in these countries because they are quite warm and they have many caves and mines. The first use of fossil fuels in World War 2, this is because America uses about 17 million barrels per day. America also uses 26% of the world’s energy. By Joshua Tandon |
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