The most likely conditions under which coal beds form are:

a) Hot and dry with little rain and lots of evaporation (desert)
b) Deep ocean
c) Climate like we see in Antarctica today
d) In a swampy and boggy environment under tropical or temperate climate
e) All of the above conditions are suitable for coal formation


Ans: d) In a swampy and boggy environment under tropical or temperate climate

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