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In what way are biomass and fossil fuels similar?

Fossil fuels and biomass fuels have similar origins. Firewood is an example of a biomass fuel. Fossil fuels are similar to biomass in that their creation also begins with microorganisms and plants using energy from the sun to fix CO2 into carbohydrates but there are several more steps in the creation of fossil fuels.


How is wind energy similar to fossil fuels?

wind is similar to fossil fuels because the both supply us with necessary energy


Why does burning wood and burning fossil fuels produce similar pollutants?

Burning fossil fuels and burning wood produce similar pollutants because wood and fossil fuels are both consist of hydrogen and carbon. Carbon dioxide is produced when burning wood and fossil fuel.


The majority of the worlds electricity is supplied by burning 2 words?

fossil fuels


How are fossil fuels converted to fuels?

how r fossil fuels canverted to fuels


What is the opposite of fossil fuels?

Non-fossil fuels, renewable fuels.


How Do also fossil fuels differ from fossils?

Fossil fuels and biomass fuels have similar origins, but fossil fuels have additionally undergone extreme conditions over a long period of time and are thus more energy dense. Microorganisms and plants fix CO2 from the atmosphere and incorporate the carbon into the organic molecules that are a part of their structure. They use energy from the sun to power this synthesis of organic material. This energy stored in carbohydrates can be released by, for example, cutting down a tree and using it as firewood to heat a house. Firewood is an example of a biomass fuel. Fossil fuels are similar to biomass in that their creation also begins with microorganisms and plants using energy from the sun to fix CO2 into carbohydrates. But there are several more steps in the creation of fossil fuels. The organisms die, are buried deep below earths crust, exposed to extreme temperatures and pressures, and converted into petroleum or coal. All of this occurs over a geologic timescale, millions of years. So today when we burn fossil fuels we are releasing the energy stored from the sun millions of years ago. Since fossil fuels have aged for so long and are exposed to such extreme conditions below earths crust, they have a much greater energy density than biomass fuels.


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

Fossil Fuels =)


Is fossil fuels a product?

Is fossil fuels a product?


What statement about fossils fuels is not true?

Fossil fuels are clean burning and will not be bad for the environment. We will never run out of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are good for our health. These are a few that are not true about fossil fuels.


Why are fossil fuels and nuclear fuels similar?

The only similarity is that they are both used to generate electricity through use of heat engines.


Are all the fuels fossil fuels?

No Solar and wind power are both not fossil fuels.