Question

Why did man start using coal instead of wood as fuel?​

Answer 1

ᴄᴏᴀʟ ʜᴀꜱ ʟᴏᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴇɴᴇʀɢy ɪɴ ɪᴛ. ʙᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴀʟ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴇᴀꜱɪᴇʀ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴄᴏᴀʟ ʙᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴡᴏᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ, ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴏꜰᴛᴇɴ. ᴩᴇᴏᴩʟᴇ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴜꜱɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴀʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 1800ꜱ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʜᴏᴍᴇꜱ. ᴛʀᴀɪɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜɪᴩꜱ ᴜꜱᴇᴅ ᴄᴏᴀʟ ꜰᴏʀ ꜰᴜᴇʟ.

Answer 2

Coal has lots of energy in it. ... Burning coal was easier because coal burned longer than wood and, therefore, did not have to be collected as often. People began using coal in the 1800s to heat their homes. Trains and ships used coal for fuel.

please mark brainliest and follow