How coal is formed / by Blair Belton.
Material type:
TextSeries: From the Earth, how resources are madePublisher: New York, NY : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781482447071
- 148244707X
- 9781482447033
- 1482447037
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 553.24 B453 | Available | 33111008878411 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Coal is a natural resource millions of years in the making. Since over 40 percent of the world's electricity comes from burning coal, it remains an important, though sometimes controversial, energy source. The processes that transform organic remains into coal, coal mines, and the carbon cycle are important topics covered in this valuable volume. Readers will learn about the pollution attributed to the burning of coal as well as about coal alternatives. Graphic organizers, instructive photographs, and thoughtful sidebars help present a well-balanced look at this relevant and timely subject.
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
From ancient plants -- The amazing carbon atom -- Where did carbon come from? -- The carbon cycle -- Peat : the first step -- From peat to coal -- Where is coal found? -- How is coal mined? -- Coal pollution -- You decide -- The future of coal?
Looks at how coal forms, how it is extracted from the ground, and how it is used to create electricity.