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Peat is derived from partially decayed plants and other organic material. It is made from living and formerly living things. The main use of peat is as a fuel source.
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What are the stages of peat?
The bog is drained. The peat is harvested. The peat is transported. The peat is marketed. >They are the 4 stages of peat.
Why is peat moss renewable?
First of all it is very easy to get confused with the terms peat and peat moss. They are actually two different entities both found in peat bogs. Peat is the sediment found at the bottom of peat bogs that is mined and burned like a fossil fuel (peat is actually a precursor of coal). Like coal it is considered to be a non-renewable fuel source since it takes so long to accrete (a rate of 1mm per year). Peat moss, on the other hand, is a living plant (such as Sphagnum) that lives at the top of a peat bog. Peat Moss is what is harvested and used to make the soil products you will find at plant stores. It eventually dies and adds to the layers of peat underneath. Unlike peat, peat moss is a renewable resource as much as timber is a renewable resource. When peat moss is harvested from the top of a peat bog, it can take as long as 20 years to grow back to its former size. Because of that peat moss is harvested on a slow cycle similar to forest management cycles and is done leaving the underlying peat undisturbed. Although peat and peat moss are found in the same bogs, they are not normally harvested and mined together. This is because peat is harvested and used as a fuel source in places such as far northern Europe where trees (and wood for burning) is scarce. On the other hand Canada is the primary supplier of peat moss. It has a large boreal forest and no consumer demand for peat as a fuel source.
How can acids from living things cause weathering?
Acids "eat into" rock minerals particularly those that are alkaline (limestone). Living things produce substances that can turn into acids such as the carbon dioxide they breath out (which forms Carbonic Acid). Further organic material decays to produces organic acids (for instance the rotting of moss in a peat bog acidifies the water in it).
Where can peat be found?
Peat occurs in former bogs and swamps. Ireland is famous for its peat.
Is peat the same as top soil?
No! Top soil is chemicals and nutrition put into dirt making the plants grow with better chemicals and nutrition, making a faster growth proses. Peat or peat moss is shaving of dead bark or wood drowned and then dried, this may help the plant a little with growth and a few other things.
What are the materials used to make a coco peat?
Coco peat are derived from coconut husks.
Is photovoltaic cells derived from living things?
Yes
Is peat moss the same as peat?
No, peat moss is a growing, living plant, when peat moss dies and given the right conditions it will eventually become peat.
Is there such thing as a living rock?
There are organic rocks derived from once living things, but there are no living rocks.
What is the difference in peat bituminous lignite and anthracite?
They are all derived mostly from plants.
What benefits can be derived from technology?
-better living and we can discover more things and good stuff
What is Abiotic in ecosystem?
Abiotic is any nonbiological part of the environment such as sunlight, wind, and temperature,water,oxygen Abiotic refers to the physical rather than the biological. Usually not derived from the living organisms.
Where is the reservoir of water?
Carbon is in all living things, therefore when living things die, the carbon gets recycled back into the environment. The reservoirs of carbon are in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, in fossil fuels, peat, durable organic material, etc.
Why is peat shortaned?
I don't believe it is. Peat moss is a growing, living plant. When peat moss dies, it clumps together in a peat bog of water, and over the decades, gets more and more compacted. This product is then called, "Peat". The peat then can be cut into pieces and taken home to use as fuel for the stove or fireplace. This is very handy when there is not much wood around, and coal is too expensive.
What three things provide that organisms have changed over time?
Fossils Further evidence is derived from living organisms Bones
Where and in what form does carbon enter long term stores?
When living things die and end up in anaerobic conditions : (trees falling into swamp water) which leads to peat bogs and finally to coal.
Where and in what form does carbon enter long-term stores?
When living things die and end up in anaerobic conditions : (trees falling into swamp water) which leads to peat bogs and finally to coal.
