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in food there are calories which is the amount of energy the food has. in fuel there is no actual name for the energy because there are so many measurements of energy, and that includes calories.
Fuel oil has chemical energy; chemical energy is a type of potential energy.
"Combustion" must occur before the potential energy can be released from fossil fuels... examples of fossil fuel... gasoline and coal, both are "burned" to create their energy
Okay, basically, the fuel used is all potential energy, after the energy is transmitted to steam, the steam flows and moves turbines which transforms the potential energy of fuel to kinetic energy. :.)
Fossil fuel in itself is simply an example of potential energy, which can be changed to mechanical energy by burning, thus changing from potential energy to heat energy and then to mechanical energy.
Food and fuel. When burnt, they can be converted to other forms of energy.
in food there are calories which is the amount of energy the food has. in fuel there is no actual name for the energy because there are so many measurements of energy, and that includes calories.
It is another form of potential stored in food, batteries, and fuel.
Chemical
Like any food, it has a calorific value, but this will only be used if the food is digested by a living being. It is really potential chemical energy, and your stomach and guts are the reactor which extracts this potential to fuel your body.
Fuel oil has chemical energy; chemical energy is a type of potential energy.
"Combustion" must occur before the potential energy can be released from fossil fuels... examples of fossil fuel... gasoline and coal, both are "burned" to create their energy
The food in the body's fuel source.The nutrients in the food give the body's cell the energy and other substances they need to operate.
Okay, basically, the fuel used is all potential energy, after the energy is transmitted to steam, the steam flows and moves turbines which transforms the potential energy of fuel to kinetic energy. :.)
potential it burns creating the energy from the breaking of its bonds
Okay, basically, the fuel used is all potential energy, after the energy is transmitted to steam, the steam flows and moves turbines which transforms the potential energy of fuel to kinetic energy. :.)
Fossil fuel in itself is simply an example of potential energy, which can be changed to mechanical energy by burning, thus changing from potential energy to heat energy and then to mechanical energy.