April 27, 2020

Essay (Process)

This pictorial diagram illustrates both manmade and natural process of recycling of fossil fuel, specifically oil and coal. Overall, in order to get minerals, people complement the natural chain to create oil and coal.

Initially, people extract fossil fuels in wells, then from here there are three possible routes, namely to generate electricity or to produce goods or as fuel for vehicles. After that, fossil fuels are burned in factories and in vehicles, which leads to creation of carbon Dioxide (CO2).The next step is when carbon dioxide is absorbed by flora. At the same time, people start deforestation and as a result, the trees decay. As soon as the last stage is completed, useful minerals appear in the bowels of the earth and in underground waters.

Eventually, significant to notice that even though this is a circular process, in order for one circle to pass, it takes about a million years