Title: Explain how coal was created and list its advantages and disadvantages.
Course: Energy and Power (20101-36) > Section: Exploring Sources of Energy

Explanation should include the concept that prehistoric organic material under high pressure and temperature mixed with minerals, which converted to coal deposits.

The advantage of coal is it can provide heat and thereby produce steam for electric power generation.

The disadvantages of coal include that

- it is non-renewable
- it is becoming harder to obtain
- its burning produces green-house gases.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How did coal form?
- What are some disadvantages of coal?
- What effect does the burning of coal have on the environment?