Fossil Fuels
Fossil fuels are a non-renewable source of energy. Formed from decomposed animals and plants that existed up to 300 million years ago, fossil fuels are located in the deposits beneath the earth.
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Fossil fuels must be burned to release their energy.
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; to heat homes, to make nitrate fertilizer.
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Dollar is international currency and when the dollar is weak countries would be able to purchase more quantity of oil with lesser...
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Because it will take hundreds of millions of years to form more under the Earth's surface. Eventually, more will be made, but by...
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Coal forms when dead plant material builds up and up to form peat, which is the first step. This is compacted between layers of...
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Advantages Ample supplies (225 - 900 years) in many countries, High net energy yield, Low cost (with huge subsidies), Mining...
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Yes, both add CO2 to our atmosphere
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The smell in gas is man-made, natural gas is odourless. It is added during the gas manufacturing/refining process so as to be...
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Advantages: It has tremendous power compared to just about any other energy source. One cup of petroleum can move a vehicle...
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Coal is a nonrenewable hard black rock-like substance which is burned to heat houses and produce electricity and was once used to...
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The true answer to this question is that you cannot truly "produce" electricity. Electricity is simply a form of energy and...
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you will need to buy a different size( orafise ) this is a small brass like nut with a small hole drilled thru it. the size of...
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The Dept. of Energy says 91,330. The American Gas Association says 91,600.
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Because the crude oil is produced (as are all fossil fuels) from the remains of plants and animals over millions of years. To be...
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Coal is a fossil fuel and it makes most of the electricity in this country. Decrease in agricultural yields
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We use it whenever we drive in a non-electric car.
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this is a trick question... it cannot be water.. so my guess is sulphuric acid.. this is a trick question... it cannot be...
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The carbon cycle is a natural process whereby carbon moves in and out of the atmosphere, from the soil, oceans, animals and...
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Edison was the first to build and run a power station, on a small scale but supplying a number of consumers
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It's not that what they make plastics with.
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Coal is formed from plant life buried in the Earth millions of years ago. Like Petroleum and natural gas, it is a carbon-based...
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Coal is a non-renewable resource, because it takes extreme conditions and a very long time for decomposing organic matter to turn...
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Pure natural gas (methane, CH4) is completely odorless. However, for domestic use, odorants are often added so that it is easier...
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We will be forced to use renewable energy like solar, wind and geothermal power and continue to use nuclear power. We also must...
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Fossil fuels include oil formed out of organic matter deposited and decomposed under the earth's surface for a very long time....
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non renewable items are fuel , charcoal, natural gas,petroluem and soil
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Crude oil is refined to make many different fractions, these include: Diesel, kerosene, Gasoline, LPG (liquid petroleum gas), Jet...
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Crude oil densities vary from Saudi Arabian fields, so a single specific gravity is not possible. However, for purposes of...
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Combustion. Fossil fuels contain carbon, hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen and some other elements. But the largest is Carbon. So when...
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The answer to this question depends upon supply and demand. While there are some unknown here such as the true amount available,...
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EIA energy information administration
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A propane tank. A cigarette lighter. Almost anything that holds low pressure gas.
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Coal is very close to being a mineral but since it is organic (made from remains and organic substances) it does not qualify.
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Recources are a turning or applying to a person or thing for aid or protection. Its like a secondary or a primary source. A...
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Crude oil is feedstock for just about everything under the sun. When crude oil is refined, its various chemical parts are...
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ACtually, you cant call it white,cauze white is not a color.You can refer the color petroleum as trensparent or see through.
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Wood is often readily available, cheap and burns easily if cured. It is also carbon neutral if it comes from a sustainable...
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Briquets could be made from coal dust by mixing the dust with a binder (glue) and compressing it into a suitable shape. It would...
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Fossil Fuels are non renewable because reserves are being depleted faster than new ones are being formed, And they take millions...
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the dead plants and animals compile on top of each other, most oil or deposits of coal are roughly 300 million years old or more....
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The advantages of coal are that it is very cheap to purchase and the Earth hold large quantity's of coal. Another benefit coal...
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The simple answer is that if refineries shut down the strategic petroleum reserves (SPR) would not help. The SPR consists of...
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Soil carbon sequestration is a process that is being used to try to to 'store' all the extra carbon that is being released into...
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No, fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) can only be used once. For this reason they are called non-renewable sources of...
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The mm (usually capitalized as in "MM") stand for million. cfm stands for cubic feet per minute. So MMcfm stands for million...
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Hydroelectric is considered a renewable resource (although sometimes ignored in alternative energy discussions). Like many...
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A power plant uses fossil fuels to produce the energy. When the fossil fuels such as gasoline and coal is burned it releases...
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no granite is not a fossil fuel it is a nonrenewable resource.
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150 psi should not vary by more than 10 psi between cylinders
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According to current statistic, theoretically,petroleum will be finished very soon. But practically, petroleum will never finish....
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Natural resources that are those that are not man-made but can be used by people. It is a material source of wealth, such as...
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Coal is burnt to heat water, and the steam produced turns a turbine. The turbine is connected to a generator and the generator...
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Coal is very commonly used today to produce electricity. In fact approximately 50% of electricity in the U.S. is generated by...
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There are many different/possible ways depending on many factors such as where the source [well] is located in relation to the...
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Most fossil fuels are used to power cars, heat homes and give people electrictiy.Oil particular is used to make a number of other...
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Volume is the amount of space that something occupies.
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OIL-MAKES ProductGallons per barrelgasoline 19.5 distillate fuel oil (Includes both home heating oil and diesel fuel) 9.2...
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live animals and plants, which later died and eventually became fossilized
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You can use it as chalk, camouflage your skin, and some people put it in old freezers and fridges to keep out moisture
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Natural gas occupies about four times the space of an energy equivalent of gasoline resulting in added weight and space of fuel...
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wind, solar, geothermal hydro electric to some extent
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1.We should stop our engine at signals. 2.We should not drive car very fast because lot of fuel is wasted. 3. And not use as...
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Natural gas (mostly methane: CH4) is burned in presence of Oxygen (O2) in a turbine, making it to spin. This turbine impulses an...
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It depends on the truck and the state. The states that will not go over 80,000lbs the trucks will only hold between 8200 to 8900...
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If ideal complete combustion occurs, fossil fuels release carbon dioxide gas and water vapor as the main products. Complete...
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Fossil fuels take millions of years to form.
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by the power stations (ha ha isn't that obvious?!?!)
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Here is a novice explanation. Urea is used as a reactionary agent, reductant, in both Selective Catalyst Reduction (SCR) and...
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the only disadvantage is when old people complain it's noisy.and anyway loads of people down my road complained saying they were...
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to reduce, reuse, and recycle everything you can
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No, some are clear (gas). An example is natural gas. It is def. a fossil fuel. However, it does not have any smell or color.
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fuel pump
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Burning of coal, a fossil fuel is one of the principal causes of climate change and global warming. "Clean coal" or "Green coal"...
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Since we consume about 400million gallons of gasoline each day, that would be the same amount of gasoline sold each day in the US.
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Yes. This process was invented in the 1920s by Germany. The Coal is converted to a synthetic natural gas (syngas) though a...
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West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil is of very high quality and is at refining a larger portion of gasoline. Its API gravity...
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Well, contrary to what you will often see on T.V. gasoline will not explode. It does however burn very fast and because of its...
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Fossil fuels include oil, gas, coal, and all other products that are derived from fossil fuels and used as an energy...
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Yes.But circumstances may not let you smell it. See related link.Not all propane has ethyl mercaptan added to it for the smell. A...
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in its natural state no, but when burned it becomes a source of pollution FML </3
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fossil fuels are a type of renewable resources
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We are using fossil fuels when we use things like coal, oil, gas (petrol), diesel fuel, and natural gas. Examples would include,...
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Weighted average of oil consumed: (rate of oil A * quantity of oil A) + (rate of oil B * quantity of oil B) Quantity of oil...
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six billion cubic feet
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Alot like 1 gallon of gas pur year people know me
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10 million years! So we need another form of energy for when we run out. Fossil fuels were formed when the British Isles were...
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coal
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Some OPEC countries that have large oil reserves are Saudi Arabia, Canada, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. but...
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The only sources of energy are:- 1) Sunlight - falling on the Earth's surface each day (plants are best at using this) and it is...
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