Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?

  1. Coal

  2. Sun light

  3. Petroleum

  4. Natural gas
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Fossil fuels (coal, petroleum, natural gas) are formed from ancient buried organisms. Sunlight is a renewable energy source from nuclear fusion in the Sun, not a fossil fuel. Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are all classified as fossil fuels because they form from decomposed organic matter over geological time.

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