High School Earth, Space, and Geophysical Curriculum Essentials May 2009 10. Boulder Valley School District High School Earth, Space, and Geophysical. Science Curriculum Essentials Document. If learning is to endure in a flexible, adaptable way for future use, then teachers must design units.
A curmudgeon with years of practice. Coal ash is the residue from burning coal and contains all of the nonvolatile components of he coal (carbon compounds, sulfur and some metals). The ash is made up of silicates, metals (including toxic metals like mercury and uranium) and some unburnt carbon.
Coal, the Organic Rock. Coal differs from every other kind of rock in that it is made of organic carbon: the actual remains, not just mineralized fossils, of dead plants.Today the vast majority of dead plant matter is consumed by fire and decay, returning its carbon to the atmosphere as the gas carbon dioxideâit is oxidized.irst the swampy peat is squeezed and heated to form a brown, soft coal called lignite. In the process, the material releases hydrocarbons, which migrate away and eventually become petroleum. With more heat and pressure lignite releases more hydrocarbons and becomes the higher-grade bituminous coal.