Coal Formation (5th six weeks)

Coal is called a fossil fuel because it was formed from the remains of vegetation that grew as long as 400 million years ago. The plants which formed coal captured energy from the sun through photosynthesis to create the compounds that make up plant tissues.The plant material is made out of carbon. Most of our coal was made 300 million years ago.  Coal is also made out of peat, which is dried up mucky plants that sat on top of the water's surface in swamps.


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