The asphalt in the La Brea Tar Pits is composed of hydrocarbons, but is not considered a fossil fuel.

True or false.

False

Asphalt is still considered a fossil fuel, as anything that is a made up of hydrocarbons that is created from ancient biological origin is defined as such. They are not used for any sort of resource extraction due to their preserved status for study, but would still classify under the definition.