Environmentalmedium · Past Paper
Which fossil fuel is known as 'Buried Sunshine'?
APetroleum
BCoal
CNatural gas
DFirewood
✓ Correct Answer: B — Coal
Coal is often called buried sunshine because it stores solar energy captured by plants millions of years ago.
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