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No. Fossil fuels are typically coal, oil and gas. The biomass is used to refer to natural source material for bioenergy generation. A very different definition is used by ecologists and environmentalists (see definition 1). In the context of the first definition, biomass can be further broken down by biological families, genera, or species, ie the total weight of insects per square mile. bi·o·mass (b-ms) KEY
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# The total mass of living matter within a given unit of environmental area. # Plant material, vegetation, or agricultural waste used as a fuel or energy source.
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∙ 13y agoyes because it excludes such organic materials as fossil fuels.
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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.
Is timber a fossil fuel?
No, it is not an example of a fossil fuel. Wood, although it is a renewable resource, is also not a renewable fuel source for the simple reason that use as a major fuel source would quickly outstrip our ability to replenish it. Evidence: the world wide destruction of rain forests and woodlands.
What is the connection between the sun biomass fossil fuel and the Greenhouse Effect?
biomass and the sun are the same. because the sun growes plants and we burn thoes plants for electricty.
What type of fuel releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?
Diesel fuel, regular gas, and fossil fuels release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Are field crops fossil fuels or biomass fuels?
BIOMASS
Is kerogen a fossil or biomass fuel?
biomass
Is natural gas a biomass or fossil fuel?
Fossil fuel
Why do you use biomass rather than using fossil fuel?
Biomass energy is renewable as Fossil Fuels are not
Is fecal material a biomass or fossil fuel?
Fecal material is a biomass and is renewable.
Is CHARCOAL biomass fuel or fossil fuel?
Charcoal is created from biomass by a flash fire at an elevated pressure in biomass. the fire spreads through the biomass, turning it into charcoal.
What is the fuel wood used for?
Wood is not a fossil, it is biomass
Compare fossil fuels and biomass as energy resources?
biomass is a sustainable fuel that can deliver a significant reduction in net carbon emissions compared with fossil fuels.
In the future will everybody use biomass and natural gas?
No, there is not enough biomass and natural gas is a finite fossil fuel.
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.
What natural resources are used to supply energy?
Fossil fuel, the wind, the Sun, hydro and biomass
Why are fossil fuel and biomass useful as source of energy?
They both burn easily with lots of heat.
"Biomass is the future fuel"?
Biomass has many benefits, the primary one being that it cannot be depleted like fossil fuels. ... With an abundance of plants on Earth, biomass could be a primary source of renewable energy that's used as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels
