EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Oil is the most widely used fossil fuel. Crude oil consists of many different organic compounds which are transformed to products in a refining process.

Detailed explanation-2: -Globally we get the largest amount of our energy from oil, followed by coal, gas, then hydroelectric power. As we look at in more detail below – “How much of global energy comes from low-carbon sources?” – the global energy mix is still dominated by fossil fuels. They account for more than 80% of energy consumption.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to the National Academies of Sciences, 81 percent of the total energy used in the United States comes from coal, oil, and natural gas. This is the energy that is used to heat and provide electricity to homes and businesses and to run cars and factories.

Detailed explanation-4: -Unlike solar power which is dependent on cooperative weather and hampered by things like night, fossil fuels can be used anywhere the appropriate infrastructure exists, regardless of time, weather, or even geographical location.

Detailed explanation-5: -The United States gets 81% of its total energy from oil, coal, and natural gas, all of which are fossil fuels. We depend on those fuels to heat our homes, run our vehicles, power industry and manufacturing, and provide us with electricity.