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Fossil fuels must be burned to release their energy.
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What is the process of changing energy?
In a nuclear or fossil fired power station, nuclear or chemical energy is changed to thermal energy, which is changed to mechanical energy, which is then changed to electrical energy
Major form of energy?
Electricity is a major form of energy. Also chemical energy which all fossil fuels posess.
How does nuclear energy power a device?
Typically the nuclear energy is converted to electricity and the electricity powers the device. No much differently than the chemical energy in fossil fuels is often converted to electricity and the electricity powers the device.
Is electricity a fossil fuel?
electricity is a form of energy and fossil fuels are what is burned to generate energy. so no its not
How is the chemical energy in fossil change to electric energy?
Fossil fuel is burn and release out chemical energy in the form of heat that would use to boil the water to steam and transform heat to mechanical energy to run the turbine and finally transform to electricity.
How is energy created in fossil fuel power plants?
It is changed into electricity by a machine.It is used to heat water which, when changed into steam, powers the turbines, these then turn the generators to produce electricity
What energy is fossil fuels?
the energy that is in fossil fuels is chemical and radiant energy.
What is the relationship between potential energy and fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels contain chemical energy; chemical energy is a type of potential energy.
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.
What is the process of converting the chemical energy in fossil fuels to electrical energy?
A simple answer is that fossil fuels are burnt. The heat is used to produce steam which drives mechanical turbines and dynamos, which then produce electricity.
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.
Can fossil fuels generate energy?
Fossil fuels cannot generate energy, however they can convert the energy present in them to other forms of energy. For example if you burn them, the chemical energy in them will be converted to light and heat energy. Add in some turbines, pipes and a generator and you have electricity (electrical energy). So in a way, they can "generate energy" but note that they ARE energy already. They are used to make electricity; they are actually what most of our electricity comes from. The fossil fuel is burned, and the heat boils some water, which evaporates and is channeld through a turbine, which spins creating electricity
Does fossil fuels such as coal store chemical kinetic energy?
Fossil fuels such as coal store chemical kinetic energy?
What form of energy do fossil fuels contain?
Fossil fuels contain chemical energy.
What releases the chemical energy in fossil fuels?
Burning them releases the chemical energy.
What energy type does fossil fuels have?
chemical energy
How do fossil fuels convert chemical energy?
When you burn it, the chemical energy is converted to thermal 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.
What is the source of energy stored in fossil fuels?
Chemical energy.
What type of energy is stored in fossil fuels?
Chemical Energy.
Fossil fuels store energy from the sun as?
Chemical Energy.
What source of energy does fossil fuel contain?
Chemical energy
What is a type of potential energy made from fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels contain chemical energy, which is a form of potential energy.
Where is the energy source of fossil fuels found?
The energy source of fossil fuels comes from chemical bonds.
What type of energy is fossil fuels?
Chemical.
