Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is true about fossil fuels?

  1. They are being used at a very slow rate.

  2. They clean the environment.

  3. They take a very long time to form.

  4. They are inexhaustible.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

(i)    Fossil fuels are used at a very fast rate. (ii)   Fossil fuels are the remains of plants and animals. They pollute the environment as they are not completely burnt. (iii)  Fossil fuels take a very long time to form as they are the remains of plants and animals which are deeply buried. Option (3) is correct.

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