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Coal & Petroleum - Grade 8

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

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.
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
8.

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

a)

Lubrication

b)

Refining

c)

Paraffin

d)

None of these

9.

Refining of petroleum is done in

a)

Fractionating Column

b)

Zone refining Column

c)

Pronounce Column

d)

None of these

10.

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

a)

Coal

b)

Petroleum

c)

Windmill

d)

None of these

11.

Processes by which coal is formed-

a)

Carbonisation

b)

Distillation

c)

Vapourisation

d)

Evaporation

12.

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

13.

Inexhaustible natural resources in nature are

a)

limited

b)

Unlimited

c)

Scarce

d)

Not present

14.

Sunlight is _________natural resource

a)

Inexhaustible

b)

Exhaustible

c)

Both (a) and (b)

d)

None of these

15.

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

16.

Which among the following is the cleanest fuel

a)

Coal

b)

Petrol

c)

Diesel

d)

CNG

17.

Which coal produces the lowest amount of heat

a)

Lignite

b)

Peat

c)

Anthracite

d)

Bituminous Coal

18.

Burning of which of the following fuels produce the least amount of carbon dioxide per unit of energy

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Natural gas

d)

All of these produce same amount of CO2

19.

A gas which is found along with petroleum

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Water gas

c)

Natural gas

d)

Producer gas

20.

Full form of LPG

a)

Light petroleum gas

b)

Liquified petroleum gas

c)

Long pipe of gas

d)

Long petroleum gas

21.

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

22.

Coal is processed in industries to get some useful products.Which of the following is not obtained from coal

a)

Coke

b)

Coal gas

c)

Coal tar

d)

CNG

23.

Naphthalene balls are obtained from coal tar and are used as

a)

Honey bee repellent

b)

Moth repellent

c)

Snake repellent

d)

Mosquito repellent

24.

Choose the correct statement from the following

a)

it is difficult to transport natural gas through pipes

b)

the disadvantage of natural gas is that it cannot be used directly for burning in homes

c)

Natural gas is stored under high pressure as compressed natural gas

d)

Natural gas cannot be used for power generation

25.

Name the petroleum product used for surfacing of roads

a)

Butane

b)

Anthracite

c)

Bitumen

d)

Hydrocarbon

26.

What do fuels combine with to produce heat and light?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Carbon monoxide

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Oxygen

27.

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

a)

Anthracite

b)

Bituminous

c)

Peat

d)

Lignite

28.

Which of the following properties is NOT a characteristic of a good fuel?

a)

High Ignition temperature

b)

Low cost

c)

Causes minimum pollution

d)

Readily available

29.

Which of the following has the highest boiling point?

a)

Kerosene

b)

Petrol

c)

Diesel

d)

Water

30.

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

31.

How is coke superior than coal as a fuel?

a)

Coal is mineral and burns releasing smoke while coke is a residue

b)

Coal is an impure form of carbon, while coke is a pure form of carbon

c)

Only coal consists of atoms of carbon, hydrogen , oxygen and sulphur while coke mainly consists of carbon

d)

All of the above

32.

Heat and _____________ transformed living things into fossil fuels.

a)

pressure

b)

air

c)

gas

d)

water

33.

Fossil fuels are a _______________________.

a)

renewable resource

b)

unknown resource

c)

nonrenewable resource

d)

new resource

34.

what is crude oil

a)

coal

b)

coaltar

c)

petroleum

d)

kesosene

35.

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

36.

Which of the following fuels leaves a residue on burning

a)

LPG

b)

CNG

c)

Coal

d)

Petrol

37.

Many useful substances are obtained from petroleum and natural gas. Select the correct name given to these substances

a)

Petromolecules

b)

Petrocompounds

c)

Petrochemicals

d)

Petroproducts

38.

Petrochemicals are used in the manufacturing of :

a)

Detergents

b)

Polythene

c)

Fibres

d)

All of these

39.

Which of the following is also known as the ‘black gold’?

a)

CNG

b)

Natural gas

c)

Coal

d)

Petroleum

40.

Which of the following pairs of natural resources are exhaustible?

a)

II and IV

b)

I and V

c)

IV and VI

d)

V and VI

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