Where did coal formation take place?(1 point)

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right below the ground
right below the ground

beneath the ocean floor
beneath the ocean floor

beneath the swamp floor
beneath the swamp floor

on top of mountains

1 answer

Coal formation primarily took place beneath the swamp floor. This is because coal forms from the remains of plants that accumulated in swampy, low-oxygen environments where decomposition was slow, allowing for the buildup of peat, which later transformed into coal over millions of years.