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Compare how oil and natural gas deposits are formed vs. coal and peat deposits.​

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Fossil fuels were formed from the fossillized remains of dead plants and animals that once lived millions of years ago. Oil and natural gas are the products of the deep burial and decomposition of dead plants and animals. Coal comes mainly from dead plants which have been buried and compacted beneath sediments.

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