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Q: How is it that fossil fuels contain energy?
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What form of energy do fuels contain?

Fossil fuels contain chemical energy.


Fossil fuels contain energy that originally came from where?

Fossil fuels contain energy that originally came from the sun.


What kind of energy do fossil fuels contain?

potential


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.


What do fossil fuels contain from the Sun's radiant energy via photosynthesis?

Chemical Energy


Fossil fuels is what energy?

the energy that is in fossil fuels is chemical and radiant energy.


How do fossil fuels store 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.


Did fossil fuels contain kinetic energy stored millions of years ago?

No, not kinetic energy.


Are Fossil fuels a form of chemical energy?

Yes, it is. Because coal and fuel(oil) are both fossil fuels and contain stored chemical energy that needs no further treatment to produce thermal energy as they burn. So fossil fuel is a form of chemical energy.


Is kinetic energy stored by fossil fuels?

No. Fossil fuels store chemical energy. It is this chemical energy we tap by using them for fuels.


An energy-rich substance formed from the remains of organisms is?

Fossil Fuels =)


What does fossil fuels contain from the sun's radiant energy?

by the food it eats like plants that contain the suns rays from photosynthisis :)