Fossil Fuel Presentation
... formed millions of years before the first dinosaurs. They were formed from prehistoric plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. Ancient trees and plants grew everywhere. When these plants died, they decomposed and became buried under layers and layers of mud, rock, and sand. During the millions of years that passed, the dead plants and animals slowly decomposed into organic materials and formed fossil fuels. Different types of fossil fuels were formed, depending on what combination of plant and animal debris was present, how long the material was buried, and what conditions of temperature and pressure was there when they were decomposing. To find oil and natural gas, companies drill through the earth to the deposits deep below the surface. The oil and natural gas are then pumped from be...