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The great coal deposits of the northern hemisphere formed during the?
Carboniferous
Which best explains how coal deposits formed?
Coal deposits form over a long period of time through biological and geological process. Dead plant matter is converted into peat, which is converted into lignite. Lignite is converted into sub-bituminous coal, after that bituminous coal, and lastly anthracite.
Why are you likely to find natural gas and oil deposits together but less likely to find coal deposits at the same location?
This is because natural gas and oil deposits were formed together
What are coal deposits called?
coal seam
How did earth's deposits of coal form?
Todays coal was formed millions of years ago. Sum of the earliest coal deposits formed only about 1 million years ago whereas the old deposits are from 300 million years ago. Coal is formed where plant life has died and then eventually sink to the bottom of swampy areas or the water level has risen and covered the dead plant life. Over time as the amount of dead plant life accumulates at the bottom of the swampy area it turns into a dense soggy material known as peat then as the land changed and the pressure upon the peat built due to deeper burial, sandstone and sedimentary rocks that may have formed due to the changing land, the water in the peat is squeezed out and when heat is added from the earths core, the peat is turned into coal.
What best describes coal?
Begin with It's creation: Coal is the fossilized and ultra-compressed Remains of Ancient Life Forms that - layer and Strata by layer and Strata - formed Our Coal and Oil Deposits. Coal is also, due to Our Unending Expulsion of It's toxic Product, Our Worst Enemy.
What is torbinite?
A coal formed from Botryococcus Braunii deposits
How were coal deposits formed in western Canada during mesozoic era?
Layers of sediments compressed the layers of vegetation to form the coal deposits.
The great coal deposits of the northern hemisphere formed during the?
Carboniferous
How are coal deposits formed?
Millions of years of pressure and heat turned decaying animals and plants into coal.
Which best explains how coal deposits formed?
Coal deposits form over a long period of time through biological and geological process. Dead plant matter is converted into peat, which is converted into lignite. Lignite is converted into sub-bituminous coal, after that bituminous coal, and lastly anthracite.
Why are you likely to find natural gas and oil deposits together but less likely to find coal deposits at the same location?
This is because natural gas and oil deposits were formed together
What are coal deposits called?
coal seam
Why are the coal deposits important for collie?
Coal deposits mean nothing at all to collie dogs.
Which phrase best describes coal?
organic plant remains
What country in Africa has the largest coal deposits?
South Africa has the largest coal deposits in Africa.
When did coal beds form?
Coal beds formed during the Carboniferous Period, approximately 300 to 360 million years ago. This period was characterized by extensive forests being buried and compressed over time, eventually transforming into coal deposits.
