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Coal begins to form when plants die in a swampy area true or false?
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What forms in swampy areas rich in plants?
Coal forms in swampy areas that are rich in plants.
Are coal beds found in swampy areas?
No. The plants from which coal was formed grew millions of years ago in places that were often swampy, but the Earth has changed a lot since then as the continents moved around, so the coal seams occur in all sorts of places now.
Coal began forming during the Carboniferous period Which life forms or materials of the period eventually changed into coal?
Ferns and other plants that grew in swampy forests
Coal fired plants release 100 times more radioactivity than nuclear power plants due to the natural presence of thorium and uranium in the coal true or false?
FALSE
How was bituminous coal formed?
Bituminous coal was formed from the remains of plants through compaction by overlying layers of sediments. The plants were part of a marshy or swampy ecosystem where the plant material did not fully degrade after dying because of the conditions of the water into which it fell.
What kind of environment does coal indicate existed in the past?
Coal indicates a past environment with abundant plant growth in a wet, swampy setting. Over millions of years, the remains of these plants decomposed and were compressed under layers of sediment, leading to the formation of coal deposits.
What explains how coal deposits formed?
A coal deposit is a lenticular layer of carbon and carbon compounds formed from the remains of plants and basically ancient Geography explains how coal deposits are formed. To get a coal deposit you need the plants to be growing in swampy conditions so that as plants grow and then die, they fall into the the swamp waters to be replaced by new plants so that in time, a thick layer of dead plants builds up at the bottom the swamp (you need about 3 feet depth of plant matter to eventually form 1 foot of coal). You then need to rapidly bury the dead plants with sediments (sand and mud) before it rots away. Thus we need a swampy place for plants to grow which, every so often, is subject to deposits of sediment. Today we call these places River Deltas. Once the swamp gets buried by more and more sediments, the water gets squeezed out of the plants and over time, as the swamp get buried ever deeper, the heat from inside the earth changes the plants into coal.
In what environment does coal form in?
swampy areas that had a lot of animals, trees,and grass
Where does the carbonifeous period get its name?
Giant ferns and other plants formed vast swampy forests, the remains of those ancient plants formed thick deposits of sediment that changed into coal over millions of years giving carboniferous its name
In what sort of environment does coal form?
swampy areas that had a lot of animals, trees,and grass
How long did it take to form coal?
100 million years (APEX) ;)
Is it true or false that Coal is produced by the process of Carbonization?
False.
