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Coal and Petroleum

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What must be present for Fossil Fuels to form?
a)
Bones and Sediment
b)
Dead Organisms and Layers of Sediment
c)
Dead Organisms, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time
d)
Bones, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time
2.

Fossil fuels are a _______________________.

a)

renewable resource

b)

unknown resource

c)

nonrenewable resource

d)

new resource

3.

Where is kerosene mainly used?

a)

In laying down roads

b)

As fuel in jet engines

c)

In making water proof materials

d)

In furnaces of industries

4.

Which of the forms of coal has highest percentage of carbon?

a)

Anthracite

b)

Bituminous

c)

Peat

d)

Lignite

5.

By which of the given processes is coal formed?

a)

Carbonisation

b)

Distillation

c)

Vapourisation

d)

Evaporation

6.

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

7.

Which coal produces the lowest amount of heat

a)

Lignite

b)

Peat

c)

Anthracite

d)

Bituminous Coal

8.

Which among the following is the cleanest fuel

a)

Coal

b)

Petrol

c)

Diesel

d)

CNG

9.

Ointments, candles,Vaseline etc. are made up of

a)

Lubricating Oil

b)

Petrol

c)

LPG

d)

Paraffin wax

10.

A gas which is found along with petroleum

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Water gas

c)

Natural gas

d)

Producer gas

11.

The first oil well was drilled in

a)

USA

b)

UK

c)

India

d)

Iran

12.

Full form of LPG

a)

Light petroleum gas

b)

Liquified petroleum gas

c)

Long pipe of gas

d)

Long petroleum gas

13.

Various material which are obtained from nature are called natural resources.Which of the following is not a natural resource

a)

Minerals

b)

Water

c)

Soil

d)

Plastic

14.

Name the petroleum product used for surfacing of roads

a)

Butane

b)

Anthracite

c)

Bitumen

d)

Hydrocarbon

15.

The main constituent of LPG is

a)

methane

b)

ethane

c)

propane

d)

butane

16.

The chemical added to LPG to help detect its leakage is

a)

isobutene

b)

ethylamine

c)

methyl mercaltan

d)

ethyl mercaptan

17.

Refining of petroleum is done in

a)

Fractionating Column

b)

Zone refining Column

c)

Pronounce Column

d)

None of these

18.

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

19.

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

20.
Name this alkane
a)
Methane
b)
Ethane
c)
Propane
d)
Butane
21.
Which of the following could contain a triple bond?
a)
C4H10
b)
C4H8
c)
C4H6
d)
C4H12
22.
Which one of the following is saturated?
a)
water
b)
C4H8
c)
C4H10
d)
C5H8
23.

This prefix means 7

a)

but

b)

hept

c)

hex

d)

non

24.

What is the general formula of the alkenes?

a)

CnH2n+1

b)

CnH2n+2

c)

CnH2n

d)

CnH2n+1OH

25.

In complete combustion, the products are?

a)

Carbon monoxide and water

b)

Carbon dioxide and water

c)

Carbon dioxide and carbon

d)

Carbon and water

26.

Where in the fractionating column are shorter chain hydrocarbon molecules obtained?

a)

At the top

b)

At the bottom

27.

Fractional distillation separates crude oil based on the different __________ of the molecules in the mixture

a)

melting point

b)

boiling point

c)

freezing point

d)

chemical reactivity

28.

Molecules collected at the bottom of the fractionating column tend to be...

a)

more viscous, less flammable and less volatile

b)

less viscous, more flammable and more volatile

c)

more viscous, more flammable and less volatile

d)

less viscous, less flammable and more volatile

29.
What is the IUPAC name of "olefins"?
a)
Alkanes
b)
Alkenes
c)
Alkynes
d)
Alkyls
30.
What is the general formula of the alkynes?
a)
CnH2n+1
b)
CnH2n+2
c)
CnH2n-1
d)
CnH2n-2
31.

Which 2 greenhouse gases contribute the MOST to global warming of Earth?

a)

N2O and H2O

b)

O3 and H2O

c)

CO2 and CH4

32.
The greenhouse gas having the greatest role in human-caused global warming is
a)
methane
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
d)
ozone
33.
The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ________________.
a)
Greenhouse Effect
b)
Global Warming
c)
Carbon Dioxide Gases
d)
Methane
34.
A colorless, odorless gas that decreases the blood's ability to carry oxygen.  Can cause faintness, death.
a)
Nitrogen oxides
b)
Ground-level ozone
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Sulfur dioxide
35.

______________ ______________ is produced when fuels containing sulfur are burned in the presence of oxygen.

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Sulfur dioxide

c)

Carbon monoxide

d)

Greenhouse gas

36.
What causes acid rain?
a)
High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution
b)
Fertilizer use
c)
Pesticide use
d)
CFCs
37.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Water vapor
d)
All answers are correct
38.
Greenhouses gases
a)
Absorb and radiate heat
b)
Destroy the ozone layer
c)
Cause respiratory problems
d)
Create smog
39.
Global warming is due to 
a)
Greenhouse gases
b)
Nitric and sulfuric acids
c)
CFCs
d)
Ozone depletion
40.

What type of rock is coal categorized as?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

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