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It is usually believed that petroleum is the result of decay of living beings - i.e., plants and animals. Probably mainly plants. These plants get their energy from the Sun. Animals, which directly or indirectly eat plants, thus also indirectly get their energy from the Sun.

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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.


Are all fossil fuels energy from the sun?

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).


Did wind originally come from the sun energy?

Wind is primarily caused by the uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun. As the sun heats different parts of the Earth at different rates, air masses with varying temperatures and densities are created, leading to the movement of air we experience as wind.


Why can you say that energy from fossil fuel burning energy comes from the sun?

Because the energy comes from free carbon and oxygen that produce heat when they are recombined to form CO2 (carbon dioxide). The fossil fuel contains hydrocarbons that can be burned to produce CO2, water and heat. The fossil fuel material was formed millions of years ago by photosynthesis, when plants took in CO2 and separated the carbon from the oxygen, using the Sun's rays. The carbon was used in the production of tissues for the planets, and the oxygen was released into the atmosphere. So the energy that comes from burning fossil fuels came originally from the Sun by photosynthesis.


How does gas get its energy from the sun?

Natural gas is formed from the fossilized remains of animals and plants. These animals and plants took energy from the sun when they were growing (plants through photosynthesis, animals through eating plants). This energy remains in the gas and is released when the gas is burnt.A:If you are referring to the energy in natural gas or gasoline here on earth, these fossil fuels were made from the organic matter in plant material which originally grew by absorbing energy from the sun.

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Fossil fuels contains energy that originally came from?

the sun:-)


Where does the energy in petrol originally come from?

The sun. Oil is the product of decayed matter. The matter was originally plant and animal life which was supported by the sun's radiation.


Where does the energy glucose come from originally?

It originally came from the sun and was stored in chemical bonds by plants during photosynthesis.


Where does the energy in the glucose originally come from?

It originally came from the sun and was stored in chemical bonds by plants during photosynthesis.


How does the petrol used in cars came originally from energy from the sun?

The petrol we use in our cars in produced by the distillation of crude oil. We also use natural gases for heat. Coal, Oil, and natural gases are called fossil fuels because they were formed from plant and animal remains.


Do petrol get their energy from the sun?

yes


Does petrol get their energy from the Sun?

yes


Does petrol get energy from the sun?

yes


Do petrol get their energy from sun?

yes


Are fossil fuels stored solar energy?

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


Do petrol get energy from the sun?

The theory is that petrol is the result of decaying living beings; assuming this is so, the answer is yes: all living beings get their energy (directly or indirectly) from the Sun.


Does coal as energy need the sun?

Yes, coal as energy indirectly relies on the sun. Coal is formed from ancient plant matter that grew through the process of photosynthesis, which depends on sunlight. Therefore, the energy stored in coal originally came from the sun.