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It is usually believed that petroleum is the result of decay of living beings - i.e., plants and animals. Probably mainly plants. These plants get their energy from the Sun. Animals, which directly or indirectly eat plants, thus also indirectly get their energy from the Sun.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoPlants absorb energy from the sun. They use the energy to make chemicaal changes in the molecules in their cells. Plants die and eventually get buried in dirt and more dead plants. After many years, the underground temperatures and pressures are just right to convert and squeeze the petroleum out of what's remaining of the original plant. The petroleum contains the chemical energy which was in the plants when they died.
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Are fossil fuels stored solar energy?
Yes, the energy in fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) came originally from the sun.
Did wind originally come from the sun energy?
wind does originally come from the sun the sun heats the earth the heated earth causes wind
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 all fossil fuels energy from the sun?
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).
What energy you get from the sun?
Sun energy.
Fossil fuels contains energy that originally came from?
the sun:-)
Where does the energy in petrol originally come from?
The sun. Oil is the product of decayed matter. The matter was originally plant and animal life which was supported by the sun's radiation.
Where does the energy in the glucose originally come from?
It originally came from the sun and was stored in chemical bonds by plants during photosynthesis.
Where does the energy glucose come from originally?
It originally came from the sun and was stored in chemical bonds by plants during photosynthesis.
How does the petrol used in cars came originally from energy from the sun?
The petrol we use in our cars in produced by the distillation of crude oil. We also use natural gases for heat. Coal, Oil, and natural gases are called fossil fuels because they were formed from plant and animal remains.
Does petrol get energy from the sun?
yes
Does petrol get their energy from the Sun?
yes
Do petrol get their energy from the sun?
yes
Do petrol get their energy from sun?
yes
Fossil fuels contain energy that originally came from where?
Fossil fuels contain energy that originally came from the sun.
Do petrol get energy from the sun?
The theory is that petrol is the result of decaying living beings; assuming this is so, the answer is yes: all living beings get their energy (directly or indirectly) 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.
