Definition

Fossil fuel is a term used to describe a group

of energy sources that were formed when
ancient plants and organisms were subject to
intense heat and pressure over millions of
years.
 Classification
Coal
Solid Solid fuel is defined as raw materials
which are used as a primary fuel to
produce energy and provide heating.

Oil
Liquid Liquid fuels are defined as combustible
or energy-generating molecules which
are used to produce mechanical
energy.

Natural gas
Gas Fuel gas can be referred to any
of several gases burned to
produce thermal energy.
Advantages and Disadvantages
Fossil Fuel are Sought after energy sourses because
they have a high energy density
They are de worlds dominant energy source fossil.
Advantages Have a variety of applications from electricity
production to make a variety of common products.
Can be an abundant and cheap

Geopolitical issues arise due to scarcity caused by the

natural geographic allocation of these highly valuable
resources.
Disadvantages They are non-reyewable resources
Higher cost to extract them
The largest emitters of carbon dioxide a greenhouse gas
which causes climate change
 Carbon
Carbon occurs naturally as
carbon-12, which makes
up almost 99 percent of
the carbon in the universe;
carbon-13, which makes
up about 1 percent; and
carbon-14, which makes
up a minuscule amount of
overall carbon but is very
important in dating
organic objects.
 Advantages & disadvantages
Carbon is a pattern maker. It can link to itself, forming
long, resilient chains called polymers. It can also bond
with up to four other atoms because of its electron
arrangement.
Atoms arrange can define if its a diamond or graphite.
Glass stretches more before it breaks, so it's more
useful for really flexible applications, like skis and
snowboards, and helicopter blades. This ability to
stretch also makes glass better suited for really high
impact damage, like ballistics
 Petroleum
Origin
The oil is of fossil origin, the result of the transformation of organic
matter from zooplankton and algae that, deposited in large quantities
on anoxic bottoms of seas or lake areas of the geological past, were
later buried under heavy sediment layers.

Applications
The main applications of petroleum are: transportation (terrestrial,
maritime and air), heating, plastics, artificial textile fibers, paints,
detergents, explosives, fertilizers, asphalts, etc.
In this way, petroleum derivatives are used practically in all sectors of
activity.
Advantage
Profitable business
Storage and transport
High energy density
Permanent availability
Versatility

Disadvantages
Dependence
Is depleted
Marine contamination
Ground pollution
Atmospheric pollution
 Natural Gas
Is found in deep underground rock
formations or associated with other
hydrocarbon reservoirs in coal beds and
as methane clathrates.
The main component of natural gas is
methane (CH4), a colorless, odorless,
although flammable gas.
Constitutes a primary energy source,
from which electricity may be
manufactured and mechanical energy
and heat produced.
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ALTERNATIVE ENERGY