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i think its from the energy stored by plants that lived hundreds of millions of years ago.=]
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What are the primary consumers of coal?
The primary consumers of coal would be energy companies burning it to create energy.
Where does the energy from coal originally come from?
the energy that is released when coal was at one time sunlight energy shining on plants.
Does coal burning have benefits?
Its Cheaper to burn and create energy.
Where does most of the energy we use come from?
Coal.
What exactly do use coal for?
We burn it to gain the energy we can then use to create electricity.
How coal energy changed into mechanical energy?
By burning the coal. The stored chemical eneregy is converted to heat energy. That may be used to create steam. Expanding steam pushes a piston or turbine, converting the heat energy to mechanical energy.
Where does the energy of coal come from?
Coal energy comes from the sun. The coal is fossilized vegetation that grew in the sunshine eons ago. The vegetation took up the solar energy using photosynthesis and chlorophyll to produce green matter
Where does the energy stored in coal originally come form?
From the sun's radiation which made the plants grow that converted into coal
How does coal burning create energy?
the heat from the burning coal heats water which rises through a tube making a current and turning turbines
Which describes the use of a nonrenewable energy source?
burning coal to create steam in power plants
What is coal energy?
Coal energy is energy derived from the burning of coal. Coal is essentially fossilized carbon.
Why do people burn coal to produce energy?
Coal is less expensive than oil and will be more plentiful in years to come
