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What energy is transfered to thermal energy when fossil fuels are burned?

The chemical energy stored in fossil fuels is converted to thermal energy when they are burned. This process releases heat energy, which can be harnessed for various applications such as electricity generation or heating.


What is in fossil fuels?

In a fossil fuel is different fuels that have been burned


How do fossil fuels turn into heat energy?

Fossil fuels are burned in a combustion process to produce heat energy. When fossil fuels such as coal, oil, or natural gas are burned, their chemical energy is converted into thermal energy and released as heat. This heat energy can then be used to generate steam, which drives turbines to produce electricity or for heating purposes.


What are the similarities between biomass and fossil fuels?

Both biomass and fossil fuels are sources of energy derived from organic matter. They are used for electricity generation, heating, and transportation. Both biomass and fossil fuels release carbon dioxide when burned, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions.


What happens to fossil fuels when there burned?

When fossil fuels are burned they give off heat, the reason why we use them. Then they give gasses such as CO2 for example.


Do fossil fuels provide heat when they are burned?

Yes, that is the primary reason to use fossil fuels.


How do fossil fuels make elecricity?

They are burned


What are the pro's about fossil fuels?

fuels are burned to release the chemical energy


How are fossil fuels used to create energy?

They are burned


The morning after the 2000 presidential election .?

Al Gore cried, winned, pouted, and burned fossil fuels


How does heating and cooling your home contribute to global warming?

Heating and cooling in the home are powered usually by electricity.Electricity is generated mostly by burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).Burning fossil fuels releases the carbon that has been stored in them for millions of years.This carbon dioxide adds to the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere which are causing the planet to warm.


What environmental effects do fossil fuels have when burned?

They release oxygen.