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Coal and petroleum grade 8

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is not a fossil fuel?

a)

Coal

b)

LPG

c)

Bio gas

d)

Natural Gas

2.

The main constituent of LPG is

a)

methane

b)

ethane

c)

propane

d)

butane

3.

Coal with largest C content is

a)

anthracite

b)

peat

c)

lignite

d)

bituminous

4.

The chemical added to LPG to help detect its leakage is

a)

isobutene

b)

ethylamine

c)

methyl mercaltan

d)

ethyl mercaptan

5.

Which of the following are not obtained on fractional distillation of petroleum?

a)

Bitumen

b)

Kerosene

c)

Paraffin wax

d)

Coal gas

6.

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

a)

Petroleum

b)

Wood

c)

Cow dung

d)

Dry leaves

7.

Identify the fuel that leaves more smoke and ash on burning.

a)

Solid fuel

b)

Liquid fuels

c)

Gaseous fuels

d)

Any one of the above

8.
What fossil fuel is in the image?
a)
Coal
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Petroleum
9.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
10.

Name the process which is used to separate various constituent of petroleum

a)

Lubrication

b)

Refining

c)

Paraffin

d)

None of these

11.

Refining of petroleum is done in

a)

Fractionating Column

b)

Zone refining Column

c)

Pronounce Column

d)

None of these

12.

Name the fossil fuel formed from the dead organisms present in the sea

a)

Coal

b)

Petroleum

c)

Windmill

d)

None of these

13.

what is crude oil

a)

coal

b)

coaltar

c)

petroleum

d)

kesosene

14.

which of the following is not a petroleum product?

a)

kerosene

b)

coke

c)

lubricating oil

d)

paraffin wax

15.

Processes by which coal is formed-

a)

Carbonisation

b)

Distillation

c)

Vapourisation

d)

Evaporation

16.

excessive burning of fossil fuels release _______________ which traps __________________ in the atmosphere and causes ________________ .

a)

oxygen , solar radiations , carbon dioxide

b)

carbon dioxide , solar radiations , green house effect

c)

carbon dioxide , solar energy , oxygen

d)

oxygen , solar energy , greenhouse effect

e)

green house effect , solar radiations , oxygen

17.

Inexhaustible natural resources in nature are

a)

limited

b)

Unlimited

c)

Scarce

d)

Not present

18.

Sunlight is _________natural resource

a)

Inexhaustible

b)

Exhaustible

c)

Both (a) and (b)

d)

None of these

19.

When coal burns in air then

a)

Carbon dioxide is formed

b)

Sulphur dioxide is formed

c)

Carbon monoxide is formed

d)

Hydrogen gas is formed

20.

PCRA stands for

a)

Public Conservations Research Association

b)

Petroleum Conservation Research Association

c)

Public Council of Research Association

d)

Partial Counting of remaining Amendment

21.

Which of the following is obtained from coal tar ?

a)

Petrol

b)

Coke

c)

Air

d)

Naphthalene balls