Estimate the thickness of plant matter that produced a bed of coal 0.6 m thick.
About how much coal would have been produced from a layer of plant matter 0.50 m thick.
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To estimate the thickness of plant matter that produced a bed of coal, we can assume that the ratio of coal thickness to plant matter thickness remains relatively constant. In other words, if we can determine the ratio for one case, we can use it to estimate the other case.
Given that the bed of coal is 0.6 m thick, we can assume that this thickness represents the accumulation of plant matter over time. Therefore, we can estimate that the plant matter was approximately the same thickness as the coal bed, which is 0.6 m.
To estimate the amount of coal produced from a layer of plant matter 0.50 m thick, we can use the same ratio we assumed earlier. If the thickness of the plant matter is 0.6 m and it has produced a coal bed of 0.6 m, we can calculate the ratio as follows:
Ratio = Coal thickness / Plant matter thickness
Ratio = 0.6 m / 0.6 m
Ratio = 1
Now, we can use this ratio to estimate the amount of coal produced from a layer of plant matter 0.50 m thick by multiplying the plant matter thickness by the ratio:
Coal thickness = Plant matter thickness * Ratio
Coal thickness = 0.50 m * 1
Coal thickness = 0.50 m
Therefore, it is estimated that a layer of plant matter 0.50 m thick would produce approximately 0.50 m of coal.