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Yes, originally the sun provided the energy to grow plants to feed the dinosaurs and other creatures that made up the organic matter that is now fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).
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Why is the sun the source of energy for fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels are produced by the slow alteration of masses of vegetation, compressed underground. That vegetation originally used the energy of sunlight to grow, therefore it is the sun's energy which is stored in chemical form, in fossil fuels.
Are fossil fuels stored solar energy?
Yes, the energy in fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) came originally from the sun.
How did fossil fuels begin with the energy from the sun?
The sun's radiation grew plants (photosynthesis)Animals ate the plantsPlants and animals died and were crushed underground for 300 million years, turning into fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas)We dig them up and burn them, releasing that long lost energy from the sun! (As well as the long lost carbon dioxide!) nnnn
Is the sun's energy stored in fossil fuels?
Yes. Here's how it works.The sun's radiation grew plants (photosynthesis)Animals ate the plantsPlants and animals died and were crushed underground for 300 million years, turning into fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas)We dig them up and burn them, releasing that long lost energy from the sun! (As well as the long lost carbon dioxide!) nnnn
Why is the sun responsible for making a car operational?
It was either that sunlight grew the plants long ago that became the fossil fuels for cars, or that the heat from the sun creates energy to power the cars.
What is the ultimate source of energy for all fossil fuels?
The SUN!
Where did fossil fuels get their energy from?
the sun
Where did the fossil fuels get there energy?
Ultimately, all energy only comes from the Sun. This is how the energy is transferred: Sun>plants>animals. Therefore, fossil fuels obtain their energy from plants itself and animals when they've consumed plants.
What did fossil fuels get their energy originally from?
The sun.
Where did fossil fuels actually get their energy from?
the sun
How is the chemical energy in fossil fuels related to the sun's energy?
The potential chemical energy in fossil fuels and food was stored by plants that converted the sun's radiant energy into chemical energy.
Fossil fuels store energy from the sun as?
Chemical Energy.
Why is the sun the source of energy for fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels are produced by the slow alteration of masses of vegetation, compressed underground. That vegetation originally used the energy of sunlight to grow, therefore it is the sun's energy which is stored in chemical form, in fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels contains energy that originally came from?
the sun:-)
Are fossil fuels stored solar energy?
Yes, the energy in fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) came originally from the sun.
Why do some people call it buried sunshine?
fossil fuelsI assume you are talking about fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas). You can call these buried sunshine since the energy in fossil fuels comes from decaying plants and microorganisms. Those plants and microorganisms got their energy originally from the sun. So all the energy in fossil fuels originally came from the sun.
Did the energy that is stored in fossil fuels come from fission or fusion reactions from the sun?
Not fission. The sun's energy is produced by nuclear fusion, and that energy produced all the vegetation which turned into fossil fuel.
