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Dead plants that are burried underneath the earth's surface due to years of high temperature and pressure get converted into ____.

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Metal

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Rocks

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Coal

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Sand

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Solution

The correct option is C
Coal

Years of high temperature and pressure exerted on remains burried underneath the Earth's surface results in them gradually getting converted into coal.

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