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Question
Coal is formed from the remains of
Options
vegetation only
animals only
both vegetation and animals
neither vegetation nor animals
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Solution
vegetation only
Explanation:
Coal is formed by the decomposition of large land plants and trees buried under the earth about 300 million years ago.
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