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Meritnation Sociology Notes
Meritnation Sociology Notes
With the passage of time, layer upon layer of the fine sediment was deposited over the once-living material; the
sheer weight turned the sediments to rock. Sandwiched between the layers, both coal and petroleum were produced
and preserved under pressure. Coal was formed mostly of giant fern-like plants that have only small counterparts
today. Coal may still be forming here and there on earth, but conditions are not right for the production of significant
quantities.
Question:2
Write down points without fully expanding verbs, numbering them as you do.
Solution:
1) Energy stored in coal, petroleum came from sun
2) bulk of present-day supplies – laid down some 200-600 million years ago
3) coastal seas teemed with microscopic forms of life in tropical conditions – these organisms
died – tissues recycled through scavenging and decay
4) dead plants and animals covered with mud, prevented from total decomposition
5) layers of sediments- weight accumulation – sediments turned into rocks – pressure built – formation of coal and
petroleum preserved under pressure
Question:3
Combine related points.
Solution:
1) Energy stored in coal, petroleum came from sun
2) bulk of present-day supplies laid down some 200-600 million years ago
5) prevention from total decomposition- considerable portion of dead animal and plant remained covered with mud
3) Total decomposition of considerable dead plants and animals prevented by being covered with mud
Question:5
Change the verbs to nouns and begin points with them.
Solution:
- Storage of energy from sun in coal and petroleum
- Prevention of total decomposition by significant amount of dead plants and animals being covered with mud
Question:6
Number the points.
Solution:
1. Storage of energy from sun in coal and petroleum
5. Prevention of total decomposition by significant amount of dead plants and animals being covered with mud