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Yes it does. The Sun's energy is used to drive photosynthesis in plants. Carbon dioxide is absorbed from the atmosphere by green plants, and the energy is used to separate carbon and oxygen atoms from the carbon dioxide, a process which absorbs energy. The plant uses the carbon to build tissues like leaves, stem etc., and most of the oxygen is released into the air. This process originally made mammal life possible.
Millions of years later those plants have decomposed and fossilised, and formed oil underground, which is brought up and used as fuel. The carbon in the fuel and oxygen from the atmosphere are recombined by burning the fuel. Re-forming the carbon-oxygen atomic bonds releases the stored energy as heat and generates carbon dioxide. The heat drives an engine and the carbon dioxide is released in the exhaust gases. This is what happens when carbon fuel such as coal, oil and gas are used as fuel.
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Fossil fuels contain energy that originally came from where?
Fossil fuels contain energy that originally came from the sun. Plants and other organisms that lived millions of years ago absorbed sunlight through photosynthesis and stored this energy in their tissues. Over time, this organic matter was buried and compressed, eventually forming fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas.
What was the percent of all fossil in 2012 in the U.S?
In 2012, around 79% of total energy production in the U.S. came from fossil fuels, which include coal, natural gas, and petroleum. This made fossil fuels the dominant source of energy in the country at that time.
Fossil fuels are stored energy that came from?
Fossil fuels are fuels like coal. These came for example from a dead fish that when it died its body sank to the sea bed and over the years and decades and thousands of years became buried under layers of soil and rock until it is finally dug up and burnt to produce fossil fuels.
Why do some people call it buried sunshine?
fossil fuelsI assume you are talking about fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas). You can call these buried sunshine since the energy in fossil fuels comes from decaying plants and microorganisms. Those plants and microorganisms got their energy originally from the sun. So all the energy in fossil fuels originally came from the sun.
What is the law of conservation of energy as it applies to the burning of fossil fuels?
The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but only transformed from one form to another. When fossil fuels are burned, the chemical energy stored in the fuels is converted into heat energy through combustion. This heat energy can be used to generate electricity or power vehicles, but the total amount of energy in the system remains constant.
Fossil fuels contain energy that originally came from where?
Fossil fuels contain energy that originally came from the sun. Plants and other organisms that lived millions of years ago absorbed sunlight through photosynthesis and stored this energy in their tissues. Over time, this organic matter was buried and compressed, eventually forming fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas.
What does fossil fuels contain from the sun's radiant energy?
Fossil fuels contain energy that originally came from the sun, which was absorbed by plants through photosynthesis millions of years ago. This energy is stored in the form of carbon compounds in fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas. When these fuels are burned, they release this stored energy in the form of heat and light.
Are fossil fuels stored solar energy?
Yes, the energy in fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) came originally from the sun.
Fossil fuels contains energy that originally came from?
the sun:-)
What was the percent of all fossil in 2012 in the U.S?
In 2012, around 79% of total energy production in the U.S. came from fossil fuels, which include coal, natural gas, and petroleum. This made fossil fuels the dominant source of energy in the country at that time.
In 2013 what percentage of world electricity production was from fossil fuels?
In 2013, approximately 67% of the world's electricity production came from fossil fuels, which include coal, natural gas, and oil. This reliance on fossil fuels highlighted the ongoing challenges of transitioning to more sustainable energy sources. Despite significant investments in renewable energy, fossil fuels remained the dominant source of electricity during that period.
Fossil fuels are stored energy that came from?
Fossil fuels are fuels like coal. These came for example from a dead fish that when it died its body sank to the sea bed and over the years and decades and thousands of years became buried under layers of soil and rock until it is finally dug up and burnt to produce fossil fuels.
Why do some people call it buried sunshine?
fossil fuelsI assume you are talking about fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas). You can call these buried sunshine since the energy in fossil fuels comes from decaying plants and microorganisms. Those plants and microorganisms got their energy originally from the sun. So all the energy in fossil fuels originally came from the sun.
How does computers cause air pollution?
Indirectly. The majority of the power we use comes from fossil energy, so computers are partly powered by the burning of fossil fuels, which contributes to air pollution. The energy that went into producing the computers also came to some extent from the burning of fossil fuels, so again a contribution. Then the computers had to transported from where they were produced and eventually to the homes of the users. Most of that transport was most likely powered by fossil fuels as well.
What is the law of conservation of energy as it applies to the burning of fossil fuels?
The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but only transformed from one form to another. When fossil fuels are burned, the chemical energy stored in the fuels is converted into heat energy through combustion. This heat energy can be used to generate electricity or power vehicles, but the total amount of energy in the system remains constant.
How did fosil fuels begin with energy from the sun?
Because sunlight allowed plants to grow, which made it possible for animals to eat the plants. Eventually the plants got turned into fossil fuels. Apart from geothermal and nuclear energy all energy sources on earth originated with sunlight.
How is fossil fuels man made?
A fossil is a relic of earlier times, that is found in the ground. By definition, it is not man made. People can make fuel, for example, we can grow corn, and then extract corn syrup, ferment it to make alcohol, and burn the alcohol. But that is not a fossil fuel. Petroleum, natural gas, and coal are the fossil fuels. We did not make them, they have been in the ground for a long time before we came along.
