Q. 385.0( 2 Votes )
The energy in petrol originally came from the Sun. Explain how it got into petrol.
Answer :
Fossil fuels are obtained from remains of animals and plants under the earth over a period of millions of years these existed and grew due to sun's energy thus the ultimate source of fossil fuels can be considered to be the sun's energy.
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