fossil fuels
Fossil fuels Photo by Alejandro Quintanar from Pexels Some the fuels which we use in our daily life are: coal, petroleum and natural gas. These were formed from the dead remains of living organism (fossils) that is why these are all known as fossil fuels. What is Petroleum? Photo by Ekaterina Belinskaya from Pexels Petroleum is a dark oily substance, it has an unpleasant smell. It is a mixture of various constituents such as petroleum gas, petrol, diesel etc. The world’s first deposit of petroleum was drilled in Pennsylvania, USA in 1859. After in India the first deposit of Petroleum was founded at Makum in Assam in year 1866-67. In India Petroleum is found in Gujarat, Assam, Mumbai High, and river basins of Krishna and Godavari. How was Petroleum formed? Petroleum was formed from the dead matter of organisms living in the sea (aquatic animals and plants, microorganisms too.) got settled down at the bottom of the sea and clay. Over millions of ye...