Question

Why coal is refered to as burried sunshine

Answer 1

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.”

Answer 2

Coal which we use today is formed millions of years ago and got buried deep under many layers of Earth. Also coal is made from dead remainings of plants. So when we burn coal, we are the energy captured from the sun. Therefore, Coal is referred as BURIED SUNSHINE.