High School Earth, Space, and Geophysical Curriculum Essentials May 2009 9. Boulder Valley School District High School Earth, Space, and Geophysical. Science Curriculum Essentials Document. Enduring Understandings. are the big ideas central to a content area that have lasting value beyond the classroom and.
See also: Coal gasification and Coal seam gas. Coal gas is a flammable gaseous fuel made from coal and supplied to the user via a piped distribution system. Town gas is a more general term referring to manufactured gaseous fuels produced for sale to consumers and municipalities.
Coal is often referred to as a fossil fuel. That name comes from the way in which coal was originally formed. When plants and animals die, they normally decay and are converted to carbon dioxide, water, and other products that disappear into the environment.iquefaction: Any process by which solid coal is converted to a liquid fuel. Oxide: An inorganic compound whose only negative part is the element oxygen. Peat: A primitive form of coal with less heat content and pure carbon content than any form of coal.