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introduction to fossil fuels - Coggle Diagram
introduction to fossil fuels
stored form of solar energy
The biomass transformed into fossil fuels is photosynthetic
transform solar energy to chemical energy
what are they? incomplete biological decomposition of dead organic matter (land/marine plants)
buried organics that were not fully oxidized due to chemical reaction were transformed to oil, natural gas, coal
biological and geological processes produce those sedementery rocks
before vs after
BEFORE: our ancestors relied on human power, animal power, burning wood and crop
AFTER: industrial revolution we switched to fossil fuels
advantages
play a dominant role in global energy mix and systems
disadvantages
burn --> CO2 --> global warming/ climate change
air pollution
premature death
solution?
low carbon sources --> nuclear/ renewables
our consumption
oil --> coal ---> gas
nearly everyone rely on fossil fuels