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Organic material (vegetation, animals etc) need:
- Time (about 300 million years)
- Pressure (and heat)
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Can fossil fuels produce toxic waste?
yes
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.
Why are LPG and biogas called cleaner fuels?
They produce less emissions than traditional fossil fuels.
What is the opposite of fossil fuels?
Non-fossil fuels, renewable fuels.
How is carbon stored in living things?
photosynthesis, protein, fossil fuels
Are fossil fuels used to produce energy?
All fuels by definition are used to produce energy, fossil fuels are no exception. (Shorter answer: Yes.)
What fossil fuels can be used to produce electricity?
like coal ,petrolem are the fossil fuels
Why do fossil fuels produce sulfur dioxide when burned?
fossil fuels produce sulfur dioxide when burned because sulfur is present in them. things like coal which is carbon or gas which is a hydrocarbon are examples of this. fossil fuels are bad because sulfur dioxide causes acid rain. hope this helps :)
How did fossil fuels get there?
Fossil fuels come from once living things.
What is the beginning cost to get fossil fuel?
fossil fuels contain coal, if you burn coal it produce's steam,then the steam turn's the turbine in a generator to produce electricity.That's the cost of fossil fuels ,that they can produce electricity.
In what ways is oil harmful?
because oil produces ethanol and ethanol is contributes global warming. Oil also creates things called fossil fuels, and polution from fossil fuels can make it so that the air is so polluted that the chemicals needed to produce rainbows will be destroyed.
What is a sentence with the word fossil fuels?
Eventually, fossil fuels will run out.Fossil fuels cause a lot of pollution.
Is the role of fossil fuels in the carbon cycle?
The role of fossil fuels in the carbon cycle is to produce carbon dioxide. Fossil fuels are considered to be the highest contributors to pollution of the environment.
How is energy produce d from fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels (hence the name) are natural fuels that come from decayed bodies (humus or fossils) in the earth.
Do cars produce fossil fuels?
No. Most cars use fossil fuels (primarily gasoline and diesel made from oil).
What does fossil fuels produce when they are burn?
carbon dioxide
Why do you use fossil fuels for energy?
they do not produce pollution
