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What happens during coal formation after plants die and fall to the bottom of a swamp?(1 point)

Carbon-rich coal is formed.

Heat and pressure build up.

Sediment and rock pile on top.

Overall plant growth declines.

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Sediment and rock pile on top. (Burial by sediment is followed by heat and pressure that turn the plant material into carbon-rich coal.)