it releases greenhouse gases into the atomosphere.
All fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) are used to generate electricity.
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Fossil fuels are burned to spin a generator which in turn produces electricity.
nuclear power
coal and kerosene
The most common fossil fuels burned to generate electricity are coal, natural gas, and oil. Coal is the most widely used fossil fuel for electricity generation, followed by natural gas and then oil. These fossil fuels are burned in power plants to produce steam which drives turbines to generate electricity.
Fossil fuels are used to generate electricity in our homes and for to power our automobiles and other vehicles and power tools.
Firstly, there is only a limited quantity of fossil fuels on the planet, and they are only being replenished on a geological timescale, meaning over millions of years, so if unless we lose our dependence on them there will be a crisis when we run out. Second, fossil fuels consist mostly of hydrocarbons, which, when burnt, produce carbon dioxide, which is in large quantities causing global warming.
They are used to run most of the power plantsthat generate electricity.
Coal, oil and gas
Fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) are burnt in vehicles and electricity power plants. This releases the energy.