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In order to release the energy stored in fossil fuels, they must be?

1. burned

2.refined into gasoline

3.mined from below the surface of earth

4.transported to a power plant ​

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Answer: Burned

Explanation:All the energy in oil, gas, and coal originally came from the sun, captured through photosynthesis. In the same way that we burn wood to release energy that trees capture from the sun, we burn fossil fuels to release the energy that ancient plants captured from the sun.

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