Question

What type of rock is coal? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

Coal is a black sedimentary rock that can be burned for fuel and used to generate electricity. Coal is the leading source of energy in the United States. Coal is a black or brownish-black sedimentary rock that can be burned for fuel and used to generate electricity.

Parent rock type: Sedimentary rock

Sub types: Lignite, Anthracite

Subclass: Lignite

Answer 2

Coal is a black sedimentary rock that can be burned for fuel and used to generate electricity. Coal is the leading source of energy in the United States. Coal is a black or brownish-black sedimentary rock that can be burned for fuel and used to generate electricity

Explanation:

Because coal undergoes physical and chemical changes as a result of increased heat, there is sometimes a misconception that coal is a metamorphic rock. Coal is a sedimentary rock. Coal is altered through biological and burial-thermal processes into different ranks.