Where did coal come from?

What is the main source of fuel for the power stations in South-East Australia's Latrobe Valley?

• Wind power

• Brown coal

• Natural gas

• Solar energy

How much coal can one excavator dig up each day in the Latrobe Valley?

• 75,000 tonnes

• 60,000 tonnes

• 30,000 tonnes

• 45,000 tonnes

What is the shape of the basin where the coal seams occur?

• Rectangular

• Circular

• Square

• Triangular

What is the estimated thickness of the coal measures offshore?

• Almost 2 km

• Almost 4 km

• Almost 5 km

• Almost 3 km

What does the presence of large quantities of buried vegetation suggest according to the article?

• Alien intervention

• Slow and gradual processes

• Devastation of Noah's Flood

• A large forest fire

What is the main reason geologists who do not believe in the Bible reject the idea of a global Flood?

• Lack of evidence

• Disbelief in any catastrophic events

• Belief in a flat Earth

• Commitment to slow and gradual processes

What is the main evidence against the swamp theory for coal formation?

• Presence of distinct ash layers

• Evidence of human artifacts

• Lack of any vegetation

• Discovery of dinosaur fossils

What does the low ash content in brown coal indicate?

• High quality of the coal

• Vegetation was transported and washed by water

• Presence of precious metals

• Coal is very old

What geological feature was formed by receding floodwaters according to the article?

• Mountains

• Valleys

• Rivers

• Volcanoes

How long does the article suggest it takes for vegetation to transform into brown coal?

• 4,300 years

• 100 years

• Millions of years

• 10,000 years