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Fossil fuels, coal, oil and natural gas, are a non-renewable source of energy. Formed from plants and animals that lived up to 300 million years ago, fossil fuels are found in deposits beneath the earth
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 10y agoFossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) are burned. The heat from the burning is used directly, or is used to produce electricity, which can then be used to generate heat.
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∙ 14y agoYou change the chemical energy into thermal energy by burning it.
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∙ 11y agoyou do not make fossil fuels from fossils they are from ancient animals
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∙ 8y agoOnly geological processes can create fossil fuels. These processes take tens to hundreds of millions of years to happen.
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What is one way in which fossil fuels and wind power are different?
Wind does not take millions of years to make where as fossil fuels do.
How do you use fossil fuels to produce electricity?
Coal, oil, or natural gas is used to make electricity by burning it. The heat is used to drive a steam turbine that is hooked up to a generator.
What do nuclear energy and fossil fuel have in common?
They are hydrocarbons which burn with oxygen
Why does fossil fuels and nuclear plants heat water?
The useful energy we get from fossil fuels and nuclear plants is heat. and heating water to make steam is about the most direct way to capture that thermal energy. Steam is used to spin turbines to turn electric power generators, and that allows us to harness the energy.
Why is wind energy better than fossil fuels?
it is less damaging to our environment, specifically the ozone layer, causing global warming. also wind is renewable. so in many cases, wind kicks fossil fuel's butt! Wind power is a better option than fossil fuels because wind is free,obviously, but fossil fuels takes over 60million years to form into coal to burn. .Its a clean energy .Reduces greenhouse gases and pollution .Fossil fuels can make people ill
What is added from the earth to make fossil fuels?
Heat, pressure and time.
What remains of plants and animals now burn to produce heat?
when plants and animals die they change into fossil fuels. and they use fossil fuels to burn and make heat. I'm very sure
Are all fuels examples of chemical energy?
They don't have to be. Some fuels are fossil fuels, which are rapidly disappearing right now. Some examples of fossil fuels are oil, which we use for gas, and coal, which we use for heat and electricity. But fossil fuels take millions of years to make more, so we are rapidly using up the fossil fuels of the world.
What do fossil fuels contain that make them energy rich?
Fossil fuels are energy rich because they contain carbon. The carbon is broken down to create oil for human uses.
Where do you use fossil fuels?
As fuel for power plants. vehicle engines, coal power plants, oil for heating, etc. It's all fossil fuels. burn them to get heat and use the heat to make energy in some fashion, basically.
Where are fossil fuels mainly used?
fossil fuels are mainly used in power plants to create energy some of these fossil fuels could be coal etc. Fossil fuels burnt make 2 different gasses witch rise and make rain witch is call acid rain . Witch can damage wildlife and other things. The truth is that fossil fuels are mainly used to feed thing that are destined to become fossils. Anything else is a myth as oil is abiotic.
How do organisms use fossil fuels?
1. Organisms don't use fossil fuels; they make them. After they decompose, they eventually turn into fossil fuels. (oil) (if this wasn't the answer, then here is another answer.) 2. If organism meant humans, then we use fossil fuels for lots of things. For example: Plastic Gas Oil to heat homes (et cetera) I hope this helps!! :)
What is an advantage of fossil fuels?
The advantage of fossil fuel is it is cheep to make and the implement to use it is also cheep to make also. If you think about how much it would cost to make other types of fuels and the device to make power from those fuels fossil fuel is the cheapest.
What is the process for fossil fuels make energy?
They are burned, then various mechanisms convert the heat of burning to the desired form of energy.
How do fossil fuels make elecricity?
They are burned
Can you make electricity from fossil fuels?
yes.
What do fossil fuels contain?
nothing realy. to make electricity they boil coal to heat water into steam.they push it out of a valve to spin a copper coil around a massive magnet to create electricity. hope i helped tomtamtimmy
