Fossil Fuel Formation

Fossil Fuel Formation

Fossil fuels, which power cars, lights, and factories, are a major source of energy. They formed millions of years ago from the remains of ancient plants and animals. These organisms stored energy from the Sun in their bodies. Over time, heat and pressure buried under laye...

The car your family drives daily runs on gasoline or diesel made from fossil fuels.

Fossil fuels are formed from plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.

Calamites and other tree-like species from the Carboniferous Period captured energy from the Sun and stored it in their bodies. When these plants and the animals that l...