With regards to energy, oil is a naturally occurring mixture of many different chemicals. We purify, or refine, it into more useful forms, such as diesel and gasoline.
The energy itself is purely chemical, until the fuel is burned, at which point it generates heat and pushes the engine (kinetic energy), which ultimately drives the car or truck.
Fossil fuels can be burned to release the potential chemical energy stored millions of years ago.The process of burning fuels is called Combustion.
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Burning of fossil fuels is an oxidation reaction.
Fossil fuels are non-renewable energy sources that can be burned to get energy. The Greenhouse Effect is, in part, the result of burning fossil fuels. In this example, fossil fuels would be a causative agent that creates an effect on the environment, specifically, the Earth's atmosphere.
Plants get their energy through photosynthesis, converting sunlight into chemical energy. Animals get their energy by consuming plants or other animals. This natural process has been occurring for millions of years before the use of fossil fuels.
the energy that is in fossil fuels is chemical and radiant energy.
No. Fossil fuels store chemical energy. It is this chemical energy we tap by using them for fuels.
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.
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Fossil fuels contain 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.
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When fossil fuels are burned, some of the chemical energy stored in them is converted into thermal energy.