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What is an energy resource that was formed from the buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago?
Fossil Fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas.
How many years does it take for the earth to recreate nonrenewable resources?
millions of years, if you're referring to oil/natural gas/coal made from dead plants and animals that have been compressed and heated underground. Swamps and bogs were main sources of this.
Was there any earthquakes in Australia besides Newcastle?
It is not known what, exactly, caused the Newcastle earthquake of 1989. Originally, investigations following the earthquake suggested that it was triggered by 200 years of underground coal mining. Geoscientists from Columbia University claimed that removal of 500 mega tonnes of coal and 2000 mega tonnes of water removed from the ground reactivated a major faultline underneath the Newcastle's coalfields. Removal of millions of tonnes of coal, and the pumping out of water needed in the mining process, created enough stress to reactivate a fault line beneath the Newcastle coal fields. However, a 2007 report cast doubts on this theory, which came from a US report. Australian geoscientists believe more factors were involved, as evidenced by the fact that minor earthquakes have occurred in the Hunter Valley coal mining region from time to time, and not necessarily close to the coal mining sites. The epicentre of the quake was simply too far underground to have been caused by coal mining alone. For more details on possible causes of the Newcastle earthquake, see the link below.
Why are ferns that lived millions of years ago still important to us today?
Ferns were the dominant form of vegetation during the Carboniferous Period about 300 million years ago. They were much larger than ferns growing today, some reaching a height of 24 meters (80 feet). Much of the world's supply of coal, oil, and gas formed from the remains of ancient ferns that were slowly buried under layers of sediment.
Deposits of coal have been found beneath the ice of AntarcticaBut coal only forms in warm swampsUse Wegener's hypothesis to explain how coal could be found so near to the South Pole?
wegners idea was icecream and then football practice
Time for coal to be made?
Millions and millions of years.
How long did it take to form coal?
100 million years (APEX) ;)
How long does it take to coal to renew?
millions of years
Is coal a renewable energey resource?
No, not in our lifetime. It takes millions of years to form coal.
Where are the first stages of coal formed?
Coals are formed by plants, after millions of years they become coal.
How long does it take for coal to renew itself?
millions of years
Why is planting new plants not a feasible solution for dwindling coal supplies?
The process of compressing plant matter to make coal takes millions of years.
Is coal a renewable resourceand why?
Coal is a nonrenewable resource. It is nonrenewable because it takes millions of years to form.
How are coal deposits formed?
Millions of years of pressure and heat turned decaying animals and plants into coal.
Is coal a renewable or a nonrenewable resorce?
Coal is nonrenewable. Althrough its nonrenewable it can be used over millions of years.
How was coal formed over millions of years?
the remains of plant matter is changed into coal over millions of years while the remains of billions of microorganisms and other organisms formed petroleum and natural gas.
What does coal change into?
coal, in theory, should turn into diamonds if under intense pressure and heat for millions of years.
