Later, we discovered how to burn wood and coal and make heat and steam. We found oil and learned how to use it to make fuels for engines. We found underground supplies of natural gas and learned how to burn it in street lamps, then in home furnaces and stoves. We discovered electricity the energy of lightning bolts and found ways to make it and use it safely. Today, we use huge amounts of energy to move, lift, warm or light things.
Energy is one of the basic necessities of our universe.
Fossil fuels come in three major forms coal, oil and natural gas. You can read more about each of these fuels by clicking on the fuel type listed on the bar above. But before you do, you may be interested in some of the common characteristics of fossil fuels. If you are, read on.