Question

which is the natural resources is known as buried sunshine

Answer 1

Minerals and Power Resources. Why is coal referred to as buried sunshine? The coal was formed millions of years ago when giant ferns and swamps got buried under the layers of earth. Coal is therefore referred to as Buried Sunshine

Answer 2

The natural resource coal is known as buried sunshine.

Explanation:

Coal is the natural resource that is referred to as "buried sunshine". Tracing the formation process of coal right from the beginning, it is formed when remains of dead plants and animals are buried under the layers of soil due to certain natural or climatic conditions, it took millions of years.

Therefore, it is not wrong to say that we use dead remains of plants and animals that absorbed sunshine and were buried. It is a poetic reference.