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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.
Explain how coal is a store of solar energy?
Coal is composed of old plant material that was chemically altered over the course of millions of years. The coal contains energy from sunlight that the plants captured and stored via photosynthesis.
What is the relationship between coal and solar power?
They can both be used to generate electricity. Coal is solar energy trapped by plants millions of year ago. It contains toxic materials including mercury that is released into the atmosphere when it is burned. The carbon dioxide removed over millions of years is released quickly into the atmosphere. Solar power is clean but cannot be cheaply stored to provide energy on cloudy days and at night. It may be cheaper to combine solar and coal energy sources to overcome the limitations of both. For instance solar thermal energy can be used to turn coal into gas, which can be cleaned to remove toxic chemicals. The solar-gas can be stored to generate clean energy 24 hours a day. A further description of how this might be done, combining solar and coal energy is here: http://blog.gerbilnow.com/2011/11/energy-business-opportunity.html
How is coal fuel connected to the sun?
Coal was formed from plant matter that was covered by mud or silt and subjected to intense heat and pressure over millions of years. The sun is the source of energy for all plants, therefore all of the energy held in coal originated from the sun.
Is coal a form of Solar energy?
Yes, the energy stored in coal came from the sun. Plants using an ingenious process called photosynthesis, use energy from the sun, to take carbon-dioxide from the air, use the carbon and release the oxygen back to the air. After the plant is eaten or dies and is decomposed or burned (the net effect is the same) the oxygen again breaks the chemical bonds, releasing the energy from the sun and liberating the carbon-dioxide back to the air to become the next generation of plants. Coal is carbon from the air and energy from the sun.
What is stored in coal and petroleum which makes these resources very useful?
Solar energy is stored in coal and petroleum.
In what sense is energy from coal actually solar energy?
Coal is derived from plant material which was produced by solar energy during photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is roughly H20 + CO2 + solar energy = Ch20 + O2, which converts CO2 and water to oxygen and plant material as the plant grows.
What form of energy is stored in coal?
The energy stored in coal that is converted to heat is chemical energy. Of course coal, like any other matter, also has stored nuclear energy.
The energy stored in oil and coal is stored as what kind of energy?
The energy stored in oil and coal is stored as chemical energy. This energy is released when the substances are burned or oxidized.
How is energy conversions involved in the formation of coal?
Coal formation involves the conversion of solar energy into chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis in plants. Over millions of years, this stored chemical energy is further converted into coal through the accumulation and compression of plant matter in the Earth's crust, turning potential energy into stored energy in the form of coal.
Why when we burn coal the energy released come originally from the sun?
When coal is burned, the energy released comes originally from the sun because coal is formed from organic matter such as dead plants and trees that captured solar energy through photosynthesis. This stored solar energy in the form of carbon is released when coal is burned, making it a fossil fuel.
What type of energy is in coal?
chemical energy is stored in coal
How did the solar energy get stored in the fossil fuels?
When the trees and vegetation were growing they took in solar energy through photosynthesis. This energy was stored in the plants as hydrocarbons. It remains there as the plants, over millions of years, become fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).
The chemical energy stored in coal is called .?
The chemical energy stored in coal is called potential energy. This energy is released when coal is burned or combusted, converting it into heat energy.
Are fossil fuels stored solar energy?
Yes, the energy in fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) came originally from the sun.
What type of energy is stored in coal?
Chemical energy is stored in coal, as it is a fossil fuel composed mostly of carbon. This energy is released when coal is burned through combustion processes to generate heat and electricity.
How is the energy stored in coal?
Energy is stored in coal through the process of photosynthesis that occurred millions of years ago. During this process, plants absorbed sunlight and converted it into chemical energy, which is stored in the form of carbon compounds in the coal. When coal is burned, this stored energy is released as heat.
