Fossil fuels are used to produce energy; in the home they are burned to produce heat, in large power stations they are used to produce electricity and they are also used to power engines.
Fossil fuels may be burned to provide heat for use directly (such as for cooking or heating), to power engines (such as internal combustion engines in motor vehicles), or to generate electricity. Some fossil fuels are refined into derivatives such as kerosene, gasoline and propane before burning.
We depend on those fuels to heat our homes, run our vehicles, power industry and manufacturing, and provide us with electricity.
coal, oil, or natural gas. Fossil fuels formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals.
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Fossil fuels are used to produce energy; in the home they are burned to produce heat, in large power stations they are used to produce electricity and they are also used to power engines.
Fossil fuels may be burned to provide heat for use directly (such as for cooking or heating), to power engines (such as internal combustion engines in motor vehicles), or to generate electricity. Some fossil fuels are refined into derivatives such as kerosene, gasoline and propane before burning.
We depend on those fuels to heat our homes, run our vehicles, power industry and manufacturing, and provide us with electricity.
coal, oil, or natural gas. Fossil fuels formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals.