Fossil Fuels (Oil, Coal, Natural Gas)
Debbie Burrell
SCI2000
Gwynedd Mercy University
Abstract Fossil fuels are non-renewable sources of energy that were form billions of years ago. The three different types of fossil fuels in the world include: oil, coal and natural gas. Although each of the three types of fossil fuels are extracted differently they are all processed and used as the world’s primary sources of energy. Being the world’s primary sources of energy, fossil fuel experience advantages as well as disadvantages as an energy source. The use of fossil fuels, as an energy source, impact the environment as well as social, economic and political aspects of the world.
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The Three Different Types of Fossil Fuels
Fossil Fuel; Oil Oil is a non-renewable fossil fuel found all around the globe. According to Energy.gov, “Oil reserves are found all over the world... The top oil producing countries are Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United States, Iran, and China.” (Energy in the 21st Century, 2013). According to an article from Adventures in Energy, there are three ways oils is extracted from the Earth (Extracting Oil and Natural Gas, 2008). The three way oil is extracted are: Primary Recovery, Secondary Recovery and Enhanced Recovery (Extracting Oil and Natural Gas, 2008). Each type of recovery is a form of drilling for the oil. Enhanced recovery is used to extract the large amounts of oil left behind by the primary and secondary recoveries (Extracting Oil and Natural Gas, 2008). Some recoveries use steam, water, chemical injections and other methods to extract the oil from the Earth (Extracting Oil and Natural Gas, 2008). When processed oil is used for many household items and everyday motor activities. The most commonly known source of oil use is fuel, “gasoline. It is used to fuel most cars in the United States” (Energy in the 21st Century, 2013). Oil other uses include, “heating oil, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and propane… It can also be used to make many common household products, including crayons,
Oil supplies thirty- four percent of the world’s energy needs. Oil is also a fossil fuel. This is because it is extracted from built-up organic material and fossils. Oil is mostly used as transportation fuel. It is also found found in many other products like fertilizers, makeup, paints, and fabrics.
Coal, crude oil, and natural gas are all considered fossil fuels because they were formed from the buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
Currently fossil fuels are the world’s primary energy source. The fossil fuels include coal, petroleum, and natural gases. Fossil fuels are organic materials formed from decayed plants and animals that due to heat and pressure from hundreds of
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Oil is used to run our cars and to produce petrol and diesel fuels, which our cars, public transports and trains. Oil is also used in the process of making plastics, fertilizers and even makeup. Country USA Russian Federation China Australia India Percentage of coal reserves (%) 28.9 19.0 13.9 9.2 7.1 Natural Gas – Liquid natural gas also known as LNG can be used as petrol for heavy and big vehicles but most LNG is used for creating natural gas, which can be used in electricity generations, heating and also cooking which is used in your everyday life.
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Fossil fuels are formed from decayed prehistoric plants and animals that lived millions of years ago (Science Daily). According to the United States Department of Energy, when ancient living plants and animals died, they decomposed and became buried under layers of mud, rock, and sand. After millions of years, these plants and animals slowly decomposed into organic material. Depending on what combination of plant and/or animal debris was decomposed, different types of fossil fuels were formed. These fossil fuels are then converted into coal, oil, and natural gas (United States Department of Energy). With this in mind, fossil fuels take millions of years to form and once used they can never be used again, leaving them to be known as nonrenewable resources.
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