Formation Of Coal

Question 1

Step 1 (Peter)

Answer 1

Plants use energy from sun + CO2 to grow

Question 2

Step 2 (Piper)

Answer 2

Plants die and fall down in swamp

Question 3

Step 3 (Picked)

Answer 3

Plants sink to the bottom of muddy swamp

Question 4

Step 4 (Many)

Answer 4

Mud collects at bottom of swamp and stops plants from decaying

Question 5

Step 5 (White)

Answer 5

Whole area is flooded by sea

Question 6

Step 6 (Lilies)

Answer 6

Layers of sand collect on sea bed

Question 7

Step 7 (Building)

Answer 7

Builds up to create enough pressure to turn sand layers to sandstone

Question 8

Step 8 (Mud)

Answer 8

And mud layers to mudstone

Question 9

Step 9 (Huts)

Answer 9

Heat from Earth + pressure from mudstone and sandstone

Question 10

Step 10 (Ten)

Answer 10

Turns dead plants to coal

Question 11

Step 11 (Magnificent)

Answer 11

Millions of years later coal is burned for electricity in power stations

Question 12

Step 12 (Whales)

Answer 12

Which releases harmful gases into the atmosphere

Question 13

What are all the acronyms

Answer 13

1-6 Peter Piper Picked Many White Lilies
7-9 Building Mud Huts
10-12 Ten Magnificent Whales