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Peat is formed where thick deposits of sphagnum mosses accumulate. The aerobic environment at the base of the peat bog preserves the biomass while the overhead burden compresses it.
Peat can be burned as a fuel, but it is still essentially plant material (like wood).
Coal is formed when an accumulated biomass of plant material is subsequently covered by sediments and then buried deep in the earth.
This burial process compresses the material much much more and the heat in the earth alters the chemistry of the biomass, forming new chemicals that were not made by the plants and turning the biomass into a rock - COAL. There are no plants left, only their fossilised impressions.
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What process causes the Peat to become coal?
compaction
How peat becomes coal?
how peat becomes a coal
What process causes peat to become coal?
Peat becomes coal after being subjected to pressure from overlying sediments for long periods of time. Water and other organic materials are squeezed out of the peat, leaving mostly carbon. The harder the coal, the higher the carbon content. The water is frozen to erosion and evolve
What is the difference between peat and brown coal and black coal?
peat is soft and the others aren't
How are peat brown coal and black coal different?
colour
What process causes the Peat to become coal?
compaction
How peat becomes coal?
how peat becomes a coal
What process causes peat to become coal?
Peat becomes coal after being subjected to pressure from overlying sediments for long periods of time. Water and other organic materials are squeezed out of the peat, leaving mostly carbon. The harder the coal, the higher the carbon content. The water is frozen to erosion and evolve
What do coal coke peat and paraffin have in common?
Coal, Coke, Peat and Paraffin are all fuels.
What is the difference between peat and brown coal and black coal?
peat is soft and the others aren't
Another name for a coal deposit?
Vein and/or Peat (depending on reference, peat is the beginning form of coal).
Why can't coal form in the arctic?
Coal forms from peat, and peat forms in bogs. There is not enough organic material in the arctic to form coal.
Peat lignite and anthracite are all forms of?
Peat is decayed vegetation probably thousands of years old but which has not been converted to coal. Lignite is called brown coal, again vegetable matter that has not become true coal. Anthracite is a very pure form of coal much valued for steam engines.
What are four fossil fuels?
it is peat,lignite,bitumirous coal,athracite. it is peat,lignite,bitumirous coal,athracite.
How are peat brown coal and black coal different?
colour
Is peat the first stage of coal?
It can be, but not all peat becomes coal, and not all coal began as peat. Peat forms on the Earth's surface, while coal has to form within rock layers deep in the Earth. Coal takes many thousands of years to form. Peat forms more quickly, but only at about 1 mm depth per year. So neither can be considered a renewable form of energy.
What are all of the fossil fuels?
peat,nateral gases, coal, petroleam, and peat
