Question

metamorphosed form of peat​

Answer 1

ᴘᴇᴀᴛ ɪs ᴀ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟʟʏ ᴇxɪsᴛɪɴɢ sᴇᴅɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʀʏ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴜsᴜᴀʟ; ɪᴛs ᴏʀɪɢɪɴs ᴀʀᴇ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴏᴛᴀɴɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇssᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ sɪɢɴɪғɪᴄᴀɴᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏ ᴘᴇᴀᴛ ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴛᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟs, ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪᴠᴇʀsᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘs ᴏғ ᴍɪᴄʀᴏʙɪᴀʟ ᴛᴀxᴀ. ᴘᴇᴀᴛ ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛs ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴜᴍᴜʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs ᴏғ ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛɪᴇs ᴇxᴄᴇᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴀᴄɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏ ᴏʀ ʀᴇᴄʏᴄʟᴇ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛs; ᴏᴛʜᴇʀᴡɪsᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ ᴘᴇᴀᴛs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ. ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴘᴇᴀᴛs ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ sᴇᴅɪᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴄᴄᴜᴍᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴄᴛɪᴄ, ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴇᴀᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʙᴜɴᴅᴀɴᴛ ɪɴ sᴜᴄʜ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇs ᴀs ɪʀᴇʟᴀɴᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴜʙᴛʀᴏᴘɪᴄᴀʟ ᴘᴇᴀᴛs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴏᴜsᴀɴᴅs ᴏғ ʏᴇᴀʀs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴋᴇғᴇɴᴏᴋᴇᴇ sᴡᴀᴍᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀɢʟᴀᴅᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜᴛʜᴇᴀsᴛᴇʀɴ ᴜs.

ᴀs ᴀ sᴇᴅɪᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴏғ ᴅɪsᴄʀᴇᴛᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇs, ᴘᴇᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴜᴍᴜʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs, ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ, ʜᴀᴅ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴀᴄɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ɪɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴛs ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴀs sᴇᴅɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʀʏ ᴅᴇʙʀɪs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴡᴏᴏᴅʏ ᴛɪssᴜᴇ, ᴡᴀxʏ ᴄᴜᴛɪᴄʟᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ, ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ, sᴘᴏʀᴇs, ᴘᴏʟʟᴇɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇsɪɴs ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴠᴀsᴛ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛs ᴏғ ᴄʜɪᴇғʟʏ ʙᴏᴛᴀɴɪᴄᴀʟ ᴅᴇʙʀɪs ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴɪғᴇʀᴏᴜs ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴇᴠᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴏssʟɪᴋᴇ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴍs, ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴇᴇ-sɪᴢᴇᴅ ғᴇʀɴs, ᴄᴏɴɪғᴇʀs, ᴀɴᴅ, ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴀɴɢɪᴏsᴘᴇʀᴍs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs sᴀssᴀғʀᴀs ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴏᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ᴠᴀʀɪᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴜᴍᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ sᴇᴅɪᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴀs ᴄᴏᴀʟ.

ᴅɪᴀɢᴇɴᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs ɪɴ ᴘᴇᴀᴛs, ᴀᴛᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍɪᴄʀᴏʙɪᴀʟ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ, ɢᴇᴏᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴏғ ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ɢᴇᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇssᴇs ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇᴅ ʜᴇᴀᴛ, ʟɪᴛʜᴏsᴛᴀᴛɪᴄ ᴘʀᴇssᴜʀᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇᴛᴀᴍᴏʀᴘʜɪsᴍ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴡɪᴅᴇ ᴠᴀʀɪᴇᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴀʟs ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴜsᴇ. ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ʟɪɢɴɪᴛᴇ, ʙɪᴛᴜᴍɪɴᴏᴜs ᴄᴏᴀʟ, ᴏʀ ᴀɴᴛʜʀᴀᴄɪᴛᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʟʟ ᴏᴡᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴍɪᴄʀᴏʙᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇ ɢᴇᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴜʀᴀʙʟᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs.

Answer 2

Answer:

• A fossil fuel, coal forms when dead plant matter is converted into peat, which in turn is converted into lignite, then sub-bituminous coal, after that bituminous coal, and lastly anthracite.

• In 1999, world gross carbon dioxide emissions from coal usage were 8,666 million tonnes of carbon dioxide.
• Some people consider coal to be a metamorphic rock, the result of heat and pressure on organic sediments such as peat.
• Peat is not actually coal, but rather the precursor to coal.
• Peat is a soft organic material consisting of partly decayed plant and, in some cases, deposited mineral matter.
• When peat is placed under high pressure and heat, it becomes coal.

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