Coal

Topic: Coal
Game: Quizizz

Objective

By studying coal, learners will understand its formation, composition, and properties, as well as its significance as a fossil fuel.

Multiple Choice

These resources are present in unlimited quantity in nature and are not likely to be exhausted by human activities. Examples are: sunlight, air. These are

• Inexhaustible natural resources

• Limited resources
• Nonrenewable resources
• Depletable resources

Multiple Choice

The amount of these resources in nature is limited. They can be exhausted by human activities. Examples of these resources are forests, wildlife, minerals, coal, petroleum, natural gas etc. These are

• Man-made resources
• Synthetic resources
• Artificial resources
• Exhaustible resources

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is one of the fuels used to cook food. Earlier, it was used in railway engines to produce​

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to run the engine. It is also used in thermal power plants to produce ​

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.

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Coal

steam

electricity

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Around 300 million years ago, dense forests in wetland areas were buried by soil and​

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over time. Elevated temperature and ​

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transformed the ​

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into coal.

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compressed

pressure

buried plants

decomposed

fossils

sedimented

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As coal contains mainly carbon, the slow process of conversion of dead vegetation into coal is called ​

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is a black, thick liquid with an unpleasant smell. It is a mixture of about 200 substances.

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Coal tar products serve as ​

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materials for manufacturing various everyday items and industrial goods such as synthetic dyes, drugs, explosives, perfumes, plastics, paints, roofing materials, etc. Notably, ​

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, used to repel moths and insects, are also derived from coal tar.

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naphthalene balls

raw

asphalt

tar paper

creosote

benzene

Fun fact

Despite being a fossil fuel, coal isn't just for burning; it has also been used historically for artistic purposes. Artists have utilized coal as a medium for drawing, creating striking black-and-white sketches known as "charcoal drawings."