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From where does en​​​​​ergy come in fossil fuels like coal?

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Coal was formed millions of years ago, before the dinosaurs. ... Coal is called a fossil fuel because it was made from plants that were once alive! Since coal comes from plants, and plants get their energy from the sun, the energyin coal also came from the sun.

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