Question

what is the difference between the formation of coal and petroleum​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Coal (carbonized plant matter) is formed from Marsh Swampy - Plant based Environment while Petroleum (petro-rock, oleum - oil) is formed from Organisms (mainly Marine Environment in origin).

Answer 2

Explanation:

COAL

During the carboniferous age, there was plenty of plant life and dense forests in swampy and low lying westland areas on the Earth. Plants and other life forms after their death, drifted down to the bottom of the swamps, where they were compressed and decomposed to form peat. Coal was formed due to compression of the peat at high temperature and pressure. This slow process of conversion of dead vegetation into coal is called carbonisation.

PETROLEUM

Petroleum was formed from dead organisms that got buried in the sea millions of years ago. Lack of air , high temperature and high pressure temperature, and high pressure transformed these dead organisms into petroleum and natural gas.

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