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Why are fossil fuel resources sometimes referred to as buried sunshine?
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∙ 12y ago
Fossil fuels are considered indirect solar energy sources because all fossil fuels were formed from plants and animals that lived millions of years ago :)
However, there is a growing body of science that asserts that the concept of fossil fuels is totally erroneous, and indeed, a myth. Click on the link below for an interesting article that supports that notion.
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Oil comes from dead plants. To make plants grow, there must be photosynthesis, which in the simplest form takes energy from the sun, water and carbon dioxide to create sugar and other organic molecules. So, the chemicals in plants can be considered to have locked in energy from the organic chemicals, which is released if they are burned as plants, or millions of years later as fossil fuels.
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∙ 12y agoAll energy comes from the sun! So.... Fossil fuels are made up of plants and aniamls that have been buried over time. All animals receive their energy from plants; some animals are further up the food chain an get their energy from other animals, but if you follow the food chain to the primary producer it is the plant! Plants get the energy for photosynthesis from the sun; so fossil fuels are buried sunshine!
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∙ 9y agoFossil fuel can be said to contain stored solar energy because of its age. Since it has been around for millions of years, it contains some solar energy from millions of years.
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How was coal created?
Coal is formed from plant life buried in the Earth millions of years ago. Like Petroleum and natural gas, it is a carbon-based fossil fuel. Coal is called a fossil fuel because it was formed from the remains of vegetation that grew as long ago as 400 million years. It is often referred to as "buried sunshine" because the plants which formed the coal captured the energy from the sun through photosynthesis to create the compounds that make up plant tissues. The main element in the plant material is carbon, which gives coal most of its energy. Most of our coal was formed millions of years ago, when Earth was covered by steamy swamps. As plants and trees died, their remains sank into the bottom of swampy areas, accumulating layers upon layers and eventually forming a soggy, dense material called peat. Sandstones and other sedimentary rocks were formed, and pressure caused by the weight squeezed water from the peat. Increasingly deeper burial and the heat associated with it gradually changed the material into coal.Tree's
How was coal formed?
Coal is formed from plant life buried in the Earth millions of years ago. Like Petroleum and natural gas, it is a carbon-based fossil fuel.Coal is called a fossil fuel because it was formed from the remains of vegetation that grew as long ago as 400 million years. It is often referred to as "buried sunshine" because the plants which formed the coal captured the energy from the sun through photosynthesis to create the compounds that make up plant tissues. The main element in the plant material is carbon,which gives coal most of its energy. Most of our coal was formed millions of years ago, when Earth was covered by steamy swamps. As plants and trees died, their remains sank into the bottom of swampy areas, accumulating layers upon layers and eventually forming a soggy, dense material called peat.Sandstones and other sedimentary rocks were formed, and pressure caused by the weight squeezed water from the peat. Increasingly deeper burial and the heat associated with it gradually changed the material into coal.hi
What percentage of aluminium cans are wasted in the US?
A 2012 study by the Natural Resources Defense Council found that only 50% of aluminum drink cans in the US are recycled. The rest are thrown away; buried or burnt. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources writes: Americans went through more than 100 billion aluminum cans in 2000, but recycled just 54.5 percent of them, according to the Container Recycling Institute. The aluminum can recycling rate has rollercoastered generally downward since 1992, when a 65 percent recycling rate was achieved.
Calcium carbonate is a type of hydrogenous sediment that can be buried and hardened into .?
Calcium oxide.
How long do drugs stay in your system for a hair test?
Typically, a hair test will detect drug use over the prior 6 months. Hair from people buried in the 1700s has been tested positive for cocaine and for opiates. Sometimes people try to fool the testing by cutting their hair short, but any body hair can be used for the test.
Why is coal called buried sunshine?
the coal which we are using today was formed millions of years ago when giant ferns and swamps got buried under layers of earth. that's why coal is called buried sunshine.
What beetle was sometimes buried with the pharaohs?
the scarab beetle
How were people of the 'old West' buried?
In the Old West, people were buried in various ways depending on individual circumstances and local customs. Some were buried in traditional cemeteries, while others were laid to rest on family or private property. In more remote areas, bodies were sometimes buried hastily in shallow graves due to limited resources or access to formal burial sites.
Which pharaoh was the Great Pyramid made for?
The great Pharaoh Khufu, or sometimes referred to as Cheops, is known for building the great pyramids. When he died, they buried his mummified body beneath the Pyramid of Giza.
Why do some people call it buried sunshine?
fossil fuelsI assume you are talking about fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas). You can call these buried sunshine since the energy in fossil fuels comes from decaying plants and microorganisms. Those plants and microorganisms got their energy originally from the sun. So all the energy in fossil fuels originally came from the sun.
Were mummies sometimes buried with model dolls?
Yes they are called shabti.
Who was buried in a pyramid and What else was inside of a pyramid?
pharohs are buried in pyramids with tons of gold, cloth, food, boats, even sometimes other people.
What five things were buried with mummies?
Im not sure what specific items you are looking for, but everything a mummy would need in the afterlife was buried with them, sometimes even their pets.
Why is the great wall of china referred to as the greatest cemetery on earth?
Hundreds of peasants died during its construction and then were buried inside of it.
Energy resources that formed from the buried remaines of plants and animals that lived million years ago?
fossil fules
What energy resources are formed from buried plants and animals?
The only energy resource that is formed by such materials is fossil fuel.
What is the Historical book commonly referred to as?
The Historical book is commonly referred to as Arthur. He is my personal friend of many years and knows all of my deepest secrets, like where the bodies are buried. No one else knows that.
