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The sun makes light and heat. The light is used by plants for photosynthesis to make sugars. The sugars are used to make parts of the plant, including oils for storing energy, cellulose for cell walls, and all sorts of other things. The plants die, and the plant materials fall to the ground, where they begin to decompose. If they fall to a place where they cannot decompose quickly, such as the bottom of a lake, then they decompose slowly. During the slow decomposition, they are covered by other dead plants and whatnot. The whole of the organic matter is eventually covered and subducted so it is deep underground. There, the organic matter decomposes very slowly, over periods measured in ages and eons, until it is about as simple as it can be without oxygen. At this point, the materials are hydrocarbons and can be altered slightly to make whatever form of petroleum you might want.
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What energy sources make up majority of the worlds energy supply?
oil and coal
Where did the energy in oil come from?
ultimately it came from the sun. Oil is dead life from the Jurassic era.
How does gasoline get energy from the sun?
Gasoline does not get energy from the Sun. It is derived from crude oil, which was created millions of years ago by decomposition of organic material which got energy from the Sun when growing.
How does the energy in oil come from the sun?
Originally the source of material that has made oil was living matter that lived because the sun warmed the earth and provided sunlight to make things grow, so in that sense yes, all fossil fuels were formed because of the sun's energy. Oil (petroleum) was created from the compressed and liquefied remains of plants that lived millions of years ago. As they were heated underground, they formed the long hydrocarbon chains that are found in oil. Natural gas is mostly methane that was released from the plants or from the heated oil. Other vaporized fractions such as ethane and propane are usually removed from the gas. The energy from the Sun was turned into chemical energy by the plants (photosynthesis), and stored in the remains of the ancient plants and animals. So the energy released by burning oil, coal, or natural gas was originally solar energy (sunlight). The same is true of the less-complex chemicals found in wood (cellulose).
How does the sun make thermal energy?
Yes the sun does produce thermal energy.
When was Sun Oil Building created?
Sun Oil Building was created in 1928.
How is oil related to the sun?
Oil is formed from compression of wetlands (primarily). The plants are the source of the carbon (organic material) that, after eons of heavy compression, turned into the black ooze we call petroleum (oil of the rock? Latin, I think...) Without the sun, there would've been no wetland plants and thus, no petroleum. Therefore, the Sun is indirectly responsible for the energy released when we burn gasoline or fuel oil or coal.
How is sun flower oil made?
Sun flower oil is made out of its mature seeds.
What ingredients are in sun tan oil?
Sun tan oil is used to help achieve tanned skin. Many sun tan oils are infused with bontanicals. Other ingredients in sun tan oil include Mineral Oil, Cocos Nucifera and Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract.
How is oil connected to the sun?
it is not
What are limitations of using energy from the sun?
well when you use energy form the sun it takes away from the money that oil compan ies make off of you which could be bad for the economy
How is the energy in coal oil and gas all from the sun?
maybe the sun formed the oil from sea creatures,or somthing like that
Is jojoba oil a tree nut oil?
* It depends. it has been speculated that if one is allergic to jojoba oil, then it is an allergen. * If there is a predisposition, anything under the sun, including the sun, can be an allergen.
When does the sun occur in the cycle on how oil is made?
The sun caused the plants to grow that fed the animals that made the oil during the Carboniferous period.
What is the original source of energy for oil?
The sun
How do you stop pigs getting sun burn?
Apply a non-oil sun block
What is an unsaturated compound that can be brought into school as an example?
Milk and Cooking oil as mustard oil and sun flower oil.
