alleryFossil fuels originate from which kind of decomposition of buried dead organisms?
AAnaerobic decomposition
BAerobic decomposition
CRapid burning in air
DSlow freezing in ice
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Anaerobic decomposition
1. Dead organisms were buried in oxygen-poor conditions.
2. Their anaerobic decomposition over millions of years formed high-carbon fuels.
3. Aerobic decay and burning release the carbon instead.
_Source: Wikipedia, Fossil fuel, Origin_
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