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Coal Power
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Coal Power
Coal is a black or brownish rock that burns to produce heat and is used to make electricity. It’s a fossil fuel formed from ancient swamp plants. Millions of years ago, these plants died and settled in muddy, low-oxygen swamps where they didn’t fully rot. Over time, layers of sand an...
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Did you know that some electricity is still made by burning coal?
Coal is a black or brownish rock that burns and gives heat. It’s a fossil fuel from ancient plants that grew in swampy places.
Layers of dead plants settled at the bottom of swamps in thick, muddy water. Low oxygen at the bottom prevented these plants from decaying com...
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