New Mexico NM-ASR Science Grade 8 Practice Questions - New Mexico Assessment Of Science Readiness - Science, Grade 8 Exam

Why are fossil fuel deposits found in some regions of Earth but not in others?

Fossil fuels formed from ancient plants and animals that lived in specific environments millions of years ago, so deposits occur only where those organisms lived and were buried Fossil fuels form everywhere at the same rate Fossil fuels are brought to Earth by meteorites only in certain places Humans create fossil fuels in factories

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Fossil fuels formed from ancient plants and animals that lived in specific environments millions of years ago, so deposits occur only where those organisms lived and were buried

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