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Yes, originally the sun provided the energy to grow plants to feed the dinosaurs and other creatures that made up the organic matter that is now fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).

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Are fossil fuels stored solar energy?

Yes, the energy in fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) came originally from the sun.


Why is the sun the source of energy for fossil fuels?

Fossil fuels are produced by the slow alteration of masses of vegetation, compressed underground. That vegetation originally used the energy of sunlight to grow, therefore it is the sun's energy which is stored in chemical form, in fossil fuels.


Does all energy start with the sun?

No, not all energy originates from the sun. While the sun is a primary source of energy for our planet through processes like photosynthesis, there are other sources of energy such as geothermal, nuclear, and fossil fuels.


Does the sun affect the formation of fossil fuels?

Yes, the sun plays a crucial role in the formation of fossil fuels indirectly. Solar energy drives photosynthesis in plants, which convert sunlight into chemical energy stored in their biomass. Over millions of years, the remains of these plants and other organic materials are subjected to heat and pressure in geological formations, transforming them into fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas. Thus, while the sun itself doesn't create fossil fuels, its energy is fundamental to the processes that lead to their formation.


Is the sun's energy stored in fossil fuels?

Yes. Here's how it works.The sun's radiation grew plants (photosynthesis)Animals ate the plantsPlants and animals died and were crushed underground for 300 million years, turning into fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas)We dig them up and burn them, releasing that long lost energy from the sun! (As well as the long lost carbon dioxide!) nnnn

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What is the ultimate source of energy for all fossil fuels?

The SUN!


Where did fossil fuels get their energy from?

the sun


How is the chemical energy in fossil fuels related to the sun's energy?

Fossil fuels are formed from organic matter that originally obtained its energy from the sun through photosynthesis. This organic matter stored the sun's energy in the form of chemical bonds, which is released as chemical energy when the fossil fuels are burned. So, the chemical energy in fossil fuels can be traced back to the sun's energy.


Where did fossil fuels actually get their energy from?

the sun


What did fossil fuels get their energy originally from?

The sun.


Fossil fuels contains energy that originally came from?

the sun:-)


Where did the fossil fuels get there energy?

Ultimately, all energy only comes from the Sun. This is how the energy is transferred: Sun>plants>animals. Therefore, fossil fuels obtain their energy from plants itself and animals when they've consumed plants.


Did the energy that is stored in fossil fuels come from fission or fusion reactions from the sun?

Not fission. The sun's energy is produced by nuclear fusion, and that energy produced all the vegetation which turned into fossil fuel.


Are fossil fuels stored solar energy?

Yes, the energy in fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) came originally from the sun.


Why we depend on the sun for energy?

Because it is sunlight that powers photosynthesis (producing all the food we eat) and fossil sunlight that is the energy contained in fossil fuels.


What role does the sun play in making fossil fuels?

Fossil fuels wwwwwwwere once living plants and animals. If they were plants they got their energy from the sun, and if they were animals they got their energy from eating plants who got their energy from the sun, or from eating animals who ate animals who ate plants who got their energy from the sun. In other words the sun is the source of all energy. The sun´s energy is stored in living beings, in plants and the animals that eat the plants, and if conditions are right, that energy is then stored in the form of fossil fuels.


Which force of energy does not come directly from the sun?

Fossil Fuels (: