When fossil fuels, such as gasoline, are burned, they create smoke. Smoke is best described as a heterogeneous mixture of solid particles from the burning fuel dispersed in a gas – usually air. Smoke can be described more specifically as a suspension. What will most likely happen over time to smoke in the atmosphere? The solid particles will spread out and dissolve. The particles will eventually come together in a cloud and produce rain. Over time, the solid particles will settle on whatever is outside. The particles will remain mixed in the air.