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Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels. Made by: Dominika Wołczyk Asia Różańska Weronika Wieczorek. Fossil fuels - are fuels formed by natural processes . They are very important because they can be burned , producing significant amounts of energy. They contain high percentages of:. Coal Lignite.

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Fossil Fuels

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  1. FossilFuels Made by: Dominika Wołczyk Asia Różańska Weronika Wieczorek

  2. Fossilfuels - arefuelsformed by natural processes.Theyareveryimportantbecausetheycan be burned, producingsignificantamounts of energy.

  3. Theycontain high percentages of: Coal Lignite

  4. Petroleum Natural Gas

  5. It was estimated by the Energy InformationAdministrationthat in 2007 primary sources of energy consisted of petroleum 36.0%, coal 27.4%, natural gas 23.0%, amounting to an 86.4% share for fossil fuels in primary energy consumption in the world. Non-fossil sources in 2006 included hydroelectric6.3%,nuclear8.5%, and others (geothermal, solar, tidal,wind, wood, waste) amounting to 0.9%.

  6. Reserves • Levels of primary energy sources are the reserves in the ground. Flows are production. The most important part • of primary energy sources are the carbonbased fossil energy sources. Coal, oil, and natural gas provided • 79.6% of primary energy production during 2002.

  7. Environmental effects Combustion of fossil fuels generates sulfuric, carbonic, and nitric acids,which fall to Earth as acid rain, impacting both natural areas and the built environment. Monuments and sculptures made from marble and limestone are particularly vulnerable,as the acids dissolve calcium carbonate. Fossil fuels also contain radioactive materials, mainly uranium and thorium, which are released into the atmosphere.

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