(Definition of âallotâ from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press) allot in American English See all translations
Fossil fuel s-fuels derived from the remains of dead organisms. Examples include coal, oil, oil shales, tar sands, natural gas, and peat. Hydrocarbon s are molecules that incorporate both carbon and hydrogen. When hydrocarbon molecules are exposed to heat, the bonds linking the carbon and hydrogen atoms break.
Fossil energy sources, including oil, coal and natural gas, are non-renewable resources that formed when prehistoric plants and animals died and were gradually buried by layers of rock. Over millions of years, different types of fossil fuels formed -- depending on what combination of organic matter was present, how long it was buried and what temperature and pressure conditions existed as time passed.