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What happens during coal formation after plants die and fall to the bottom of a swamp?(1 point)
Heat and pressure build up.
Carbon-rich coal is formed.
Sediment and rock pile on top.
Overall plant growth declines.
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Sediment and rock pile on top.
(Over time the buried plant material is compressed by overlying sediments; with increased heat and pressure it eventually transforms into carbon-rich coal.)
(Over time the buried plant material is compressed by overlying sediments; with increased heat and pressure it eventually transforms into carbon-rich coal.)
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