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Fossil fuels contain the chemical energy that plants and algae obtained from sunlight and then stored in sugars. Just as energy chemical energy is stored in sugars, chemical energy is stored in fossil fuels. All it takes to release it is enough heat and oxygen to cause the fuel to burn.

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Does fossil fuels such as coal store chemical kinetic energy?

Fossil fuels like coal store potential energy in the form of chemical bonds. When they are burned, this potential energy is converted into heat energy (thermal energy) and released as a result of chemical reactions taking place. Kinetic energy is the energy of motion, and while there may be kinetic energy involved in the burning process (e.g., moving particles in the flame), the primary form of energy stored in fossil fuels is potential energy.


Are Fossil fuels a form of chemical energy?

Yes, it is. Because coal and fuel(oil) are both fossil fuels and contain stored chemical energy that needs no further treatment to produce thermal energy as they burn. So fossil fuel is a form of chemical energy.


Are all fuels examples of chemical energy?

They don't have to be. Some fuels are fossil fuels, which are rapidly disappearing right now. Some examples of fossil fuels are oil, which we use for gas, and coal, which we use for heat and electricity. But fossil fuels take millions of years to make more, so we are rapidly using up the fossil fuels of the world.


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.


What are resources that are not fossil fuels called?

The resources that are non fossil fuels are called unlimited resources.

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Is kinetic energy stored by fossil fuels?

No. Fossil fuels store chemical energy. It is this chemical energy we tap by using them for fuels.


What type of energy is present in fossil fuels?

they store chemical energy


What is the relationship between non-renewable resource and chemical energy?

Nonrenewable fossil fuels, like oil and coal, store a lot chemical energy in the bonds between its molecules. When these fossil fuels are burned, the chemical energy is released.


How do plants and animals store energy found in fossil fuels?

Plants and animals both store energy found in fossil fuels by going threw a system call cell fertilization thru out their life.


Does fossil fuels such as coal store chemical kinetic energy?

Fossil fuels like coal store potential energy in the form of chemical bonds. When they are burned, this potential energy is converted into heat energy (thermal energy) and released as a result of chemical reactions taking place. Kinetic energy is the energy of motion, and while there may be kinetic energy involved in the burning process (e.g., moving particles in the flame), the primary form of energy stored in fossil fuels is potential energy.


Fossil fuels is what energy?

the energy that is in fossil fuels is chemical and radiant energy.


An energy-rich substance formed from the remains of organisms is?

Fossil Fuels =)


What is the relationship between nonrenewable resource chemical energy?

Nonrenewable fossil fuels, like oil and coal, store a lot chemical energy in the bonds between its molecules. When these fossil fuels are burned, the chemical energy is released.


Are fossil fuels alternative energy?

No. Alternative energy means energy sources other than fossil fuels.


What energy source can you use instead of fossil fuels?

Fossil fuels are exhaustible. Electric energy is an alternative.


What sources of energy are most damaging to the environment?

Fossil fuels.


How are fossil fuels an indirect form of solar energy?

Fossil fuels are an indirect form of solar energy because they are created from organic matter that originally obtained its energy from the sun through photosynthesis. Plants and organisms captured sunlight energy to grow, and over time, this organic matter was converted into fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas through geological processes. Thus, fossil fuels store solar energy from millions of years ago.