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Coal and Petroleum (From MTG FOUNDATION CLASS 8)

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a fuel?

(a)  

2.

The resources which are obtained from the nature are called natural ______________.

a)

gems

b)

resources

c)

stars

d)

helpers

e)

sources

3.
Why are trees a natural resource?
a)
The leaves are green
b)
We use them to make paper, lumber, and other products.
c)
They are beautiful
d)
They grow back after they are cut down.
4.
Which of the following means of transportation uses a renewable resource for its energy source?
a)
solar powered car
b)
coal powered steam train
c)
natural gas car
d)
gasoline truck
5.
Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...
a)
they are used to produce heat
b)
they take a long time to form
c)
they can be found underground
6.

True or false - non renewable resources are aka inexhaustible resources.

a)

False

b)

True

7.

Which of the following are exhaustible resources?

a)

Water

b)

Top soil

c)

Moonlight

d)

Sunlight

e)

Coal

8.

Identify the natural material

a)

Rice

b)

Noodles

c)

Pizza

d)

Caramel Apple

9.

The remains of dead plants and animals which got buried under the rocks millions of years ago are called _________.

a)

Coal

b)

Diamond

c)

Artifacts

d)

Fossils

e)

Bone rocks

10.

Which among the following is the cleanest fuel

a)

Coal

b)

Petrol

c)

Diesel

d)

CNG

11.

Which coal produces the lowest amount of heat

a)

Lignite

b)

Peat

c)

Anthracite

d)

Bituminous Coal

12.

Does anthracite coal have 60% carbon in it?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Some anthracite coals do and some anthracite coals don't

13.

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

a)

Petroleum

b)

Wood

c)

Cow dung

d)

Dry leaves

14.

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

15.

What are the most common sources of energy used in automobiles?

a)

Wood and coal

b)

Petroleum and diesel

c)

LPG and cow dung

d)

Natural gas and coal

16.

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

a)

Anthracite

b)

Bituminous

c)

Peat

d)

Lignite

17.

What is carbonisation?

a)

The slow process of conversiion of dead vegetation into coal

b)

The slow process of conversion of dead plants and animals into coal

c)

The fast process of conversion of dead vegetation into coal

d)

The sllow process of conversion of dead plants and animals into coal

18.

HOTS question: What is the colour of the burner in the 'Destructive Distillation of Coal' picture in page 61 of the MTG FOUNDATION CLASS 8 textbook? You weren't expecting that, were you?

a)

Blue

b)

White

c)

Black

d)

Grey

e)

Red

19.

Which of these is not a fossil fuel?

a)

Coal

b)

LPG

c)

Bio gas

d)

Natural Gas

20.

The main constituent of LPG is

a)

methane

b)

ethane

c)

propane

d)

butane

21.

The chemical added to LPG to help detect its leakage is

a)

isobutene

b)

ethylamine

c)

methyl mercaltan

d)

ethyl mercaptan