Fossil fuels fuel is a hydrocarbon-containing material formed naturally in the earth's crust from the remains of dead plants and animals that is extracted and burned as a fuel.
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10 Facts About Fossil fuels
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Some fossil fuels are refined into derivatives such as kerosene, gasoline and propane before burning.
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The origin of fossil fuels is the anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms, containing organic molecules created by photosynthesis.
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The conversion from these materials to high-carbon fossil fuels typically require a geological process of millions of years.
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Recognition of the climate crisis, pollution and other negative impacts caused by fossil fuels has led to a widespread policy transition and activist movement focused on ending their use in favor of sustainable energy.
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Theory that fossil fuels formed from the fossilized remains of dead plants by exposure to heat and pressure in Earth's crust over millions of years was first introduced by Andreas Libavius "in his 1597 Alchemia [Alchymia]" and later by Mikhail Lomonosov "as early as 1757 and certainly by 1763".
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Fossil fuels have been important to human development because they can be readily burned in the open atmosphere to produce heat.
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The other major use for fossil fuels is in generating electricity and as feedstock for the petrochemical industry.
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Combustion of fossil fuels generates sulfuric and nitric acids, which fall to Earth as acid rain, impacting both natural areas and the built environment.
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Fossil fuels contain radioactive materials, mainly uranium and thorium, which are released into the atmosphere.
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