What is coal?

Coal is like a supercharged snack that has been sitting under the ground for millions of years.

Imagine you're eating your favorite cereal every day, and you never throw it away. Over time, it gets squished and pressed together in a dark, cozy place. That’s what happens to coal, it starts as plants and trees that get buried deep underground, where they’re squeezed and heated for a really long time.

When the plants and trees get buried under layers of dirt and rock, they slowly change into something new. It's like how your snack gets squished into a cookie if you press it too hard, except this happens over millions of years!

When people burn coal, it makes a lot of heat, which helps power big machines and even whole cities. It’s like lighting a giant fire under a pot to cook a huge meal.

So, coal is just an old snack that has been turned into a super-strong fuel, ready to help us do big things!