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Q: Why do fossil fuels to generate more power than wood for use in machines for example?
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Can fossil fuels generate electric power?

yes


What are the example of fossil fuels?

Fossil fuels are: coal methane, petroleum.


What fossil fuels do you burn to generate electricity?

mostly coal


Why are fossil fuels used to generate electricity?

w o


What are fossil fuels used for?

Fossil fuels are used to generate electricity in our homes and for to power our automobiles and other vehicles and power tools.


What does heat from fossil fuels used to boil water turn into in order to generate electricity?

Heat from fossil fuels is used to boil water and turn it into steam in order to generate electricty.


Which fossil fuel is used to generate electricity?

All fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) are used to generate electricity.


How does solar energy reduce the use of fossil fuels?

Most countries burn fossil fuels to generate electricity.If they used solar power to generate electricity, thenThey would not have to use so much fossil fuel.Solar Energy itself does not reduce the use of fossil fuels. But the use of solar energy should hopefully reduce the need of fossil fuels to create energy, so therefore the more we can use solar power as an energy source instead of fossil fuels, the more we reduce the use of fossil fuels.


Which fossil fuels are used to generate electricity in France?

nuclear power


Which fossil fuels are used to generate electricity in India?

coal and kerosene


How do power companies get fossil fuels from the earth?

Many companies remove the fossil fuels from the earths crust by machines called drilling rigs.


Why did Japan use nuclear reactors?

Japan has few natural resources. They have to generate their electricity from imported fuels, primarily fossil (petrochemical) fuels. The nuclear reactor is an option to the use of fossil fuels to generate heat to generate electric power, and for Japan, an island nation, it was one that came with acceptable risks.