INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Fossil fuels are made from decomposing plants and animals. These fuels are found in the Earth’s crust and contain carbon and hydrogen, which can be burned for energy. Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of fossil fuels.

Detailed explanation-2: -Coal is a type of fossil fuel, formed when dead plant matter decays into peat and is converted into coal by the heat and pressure of deep burial over millions of years.

Detailed explanation-3: -The process of coal formation is very slow and might take millions of years. The process of conversion of dead remains of plants into coal is called carbonization.

Detailed explanation-4: -In coal-fired power plants, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, or lignite is burned. The heat produced by the combustion of the coal is used to convert water into high-pressure steam, which drives a turbine, which produces electricity.

Detailed explanation-5: -How Was Coal Formed? Fossil Fuels (coal, natural gas, and petroleum) were formed from plants and animals that lived and died millions of years ago. After they died, their remains were covered by more and more layers of dirt, rock and other debris deposited by wind, floods, volcanic eruptions, etc.