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Energy Transformation and Fuels
combustion
Fuels have stored chemical energy which can be released by combustion or burning
can be used for light, heat, motion, or electricity
Production of electricity
Chemical energy stored in fuel is used for electricity; fuel heats water, creates steam, turns a turbine, powers generator, creates energy.
What are fossil feuls?
Energy rich substances formed from the remains of organisms
Provides more energy than other things
Made of hydrocarbons
Chemical compounds that contain carbon and hydrogen atoms
3 main fossil fuels are:
Oil
A thick, black, liquid fossil fuel formed from the remains of small animals, algae, and other organisms that lived in oceans and shallow inland seas hundreds of millions of years ago
Coal
A solid fossil fuel formed from plant remains
Used to produce heat for thousands of years
Natural Gas
A mixture of methane and other gases. Forms form some of the same organisms as oil.