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Fossil Fuel Oil is stored in large tankers underneath the ocean right on the bottom of the ocean floor.
When fossil fuels are burned, they release energy stored years ago.
combustion
Fossil fuel. Also, natural gas is in the category of fossil fuels.
electromagnetic energy
chemical energy
Fossil fuels contain the chemical energy that plants and algae obtained from sunlight and then stored in sugars. Just as energy chemical energy is stored in sugars, chemical energy is stored in fossil fuels. All it takes to release it is enough heat and oxygen to cause the fuel to burn.
Fossil fuel. Also, natural gas is in the category of fossil fuels.
Potential
Chemical potential energy
photosynthesis, protein, fossil fuels
When fossil fuels are burned, some of the chemical energy stored in them is converted into thermal energy.