Question

Why coal is known as buried sunshine?

Answer 1

Pressure and heat converted into coal that is why coal is also known as buried sunshine

Answer 2

Coal is often called the “buried sunshine” because it developed from the remains of plants and greens that existed as long as 400 million years ago. According to Kentucky Education Television, most of our coal was formed 300 million years ago, when much of Earth was covered in “steamy swamps.”