Question

Describe how coal is formed from dead vegetation. What is this process called?​

Answer 1

Answer:

When they got buried deep in the soil, they were exposed to very high pressure and temperature. Under these conditions, these slowly got converted into coal. This process of formation of coal from dead vegetation is called carbonization.

Answer 2

The process of coal formation from dead vegetation is called carbonization.

Explanation:

• Coal is a combustible brownish black sedimentary rock that is formed when dead plants decay over millions of years.
• Natural disasters like flooding can even bury dense forests under the soil and compress in depth which also increases the temperature.
• Under high pressure and high temperature, dead plants converted gradually into coal.
• There are four stages of coal formation, the first stage is called peat, lignite is the second stage, Bituminous, and Anthracite is the third and fourth stages.