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Fossil Fuels - Assessment

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Consists mainly of n-Alkanes

a)

Paraffin

b)

Asphalt

c)

Mixed Oil

d)

Kerosene

2.
A resource that is used faster than we can replace it is known as a
a)
renewable resource
b)
non renewable resource
c)
natural resource
d)
income resource
3.

Fossil Fuels are

a)

pieces of rock that have been compacted many times

b)

rock that contains 50% plant and animal remains

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

fuels that form from the remains of plant and other organisms that were buried and altered over million of years

4.

Heating of coal in the absence of air at high temperature to produce a residue coke, tar and coal gas

a)

metallurgical coke

b)

hydrocarbons

c)

carbonization.

d)

petroleum

5.

The ADVANTAGES of Fossil Fuels include: (Choose ALL that apply)

a)

low cost

b)

produce a lot of energy

c)

cause air pollution

d)

high cost

6.
The order of grades of coal from lowest energy content to highest energy content is
a)
anthacrite, lignite, bituminous.
b)
anthracite, bituminous, lignite.
c)
lignite, anthracite, bituminous.
d)
bituminous, lignite, anthracite.
e)
lignite, bituminous, anthracite.
7.

Primary solid fuel formed as a result of alteration of vegetable matter under favorable conditions (pressure, heat, anaerobic environment)

a)
Biomass
b)
Natural gas
c)
Oil
d)
Coal
8.

Which are some of the advantages of gaseous fuel?

a)

They have low thermal efficiency.

b)

Gaseous fuels can be easily transported through the pipes.

c)

They have high calorific value than the solid fuels.

d)

They do not produce any ash or smoke during burning.

9.

Which is not a advantage of Liquid Fuels?

a)

Their combustion is uniform and easily

controllable.

b)

They require comparatively more storage space.

c)

Calorific value of liquid fuel is higher than that

of solid fuels.

d)

Liquid fuels do not yield any ash after burning.

10.
Petroleum products are primarily used for
a)
production of kerosene as a fuel source.
b)
extraction of tar and asphalt.
c)
gasoline for transportation.
d)
production of petrochemicals needed for industry.
e)
production of plastics.
11.

Which is more accurate?

a)

Ultimate Analysis

b)

Proximate Analysis

12.

The process of removing impurities and separating out the oil into various fractions having different boiling points.

a)

Fractions

b)

Boiling

c)

Petroleum Refining

d)

Gasoline Refinary

13.
Which resource consists mostly of CH4?
a)
Coal
b)
Natural gas
c)
Oil
d)
Uranium
e)
Biofuel
14.
Which is the cleanest burning fossil fuel?
a)
Coal
b)
Natural gas
c)
Oil
d)
Uranium
15.
Where did the energy for fossil fuels come from?
a)
Animals
b)
Plants
c)
Sun
d)
Chemosynthesis
16.

Used for road making and making water-proofing roofs

a)

petrol

b)

heavy oil

c)

gasoline

d)

asphalt

17.

How come the burning of fossil fuels is NOT a sustainable practice? (Select the TWO factors that make this an unsustainable practice)

a)

There is too much supply and not enough demand

b)

The rate of extraction and consumption is too high

c)

The rate of natural regeneration is too slow (over 350 million years)

d)

The supply is infinite

e)

The demand is too low

18.

For humans, what is the main PURPOSE of extracting / using fossil fuels like coal and natural gas?

a)

to produce electricity

b)

to produce agriculture

c)

to produce carbon dioxide

d)

to burn it

e)

to burn calories

19.

What product of the petroleum refinery is consists of 15 to 18 Carbon atoms?

a)

diesel

b)

kerosene

c)

wax

d)

naphtha

20.

What is produced in complete combustion of a fuel?

a)

Carbon

b)

Carbon monoxide

c)

Carbon monoxide and water

d)

Carbon dioxide and water

21.

Why does incomplete combustion happen?

a)

Because there isn't enough oxygen

b)

Because there isn't enough carbon dioxide

c)

Because there isn't enough fuel

d)

Because carbon is made

22.

Fuel may be

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

All of the three

23.

Three things that are needed for combustion are:

a)

oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide

b)

fuel, oxygen and carbon dioxide

c)

fuel, heat and oxygen

d)

fuel, heat and carbon dioxide

24.

Which of the one is a characteristic that a good fuel will contain.

a)

high ignition temperature

b)

incontrollable combustion

c)

cheap and easy to transport

d)

high storage cost and inconvenient to store

25.

Which of the following fuels has the highest calorific value?

a)

Wood

b)

Coal

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Petrol

26.

Which out of these is not the quality of a good fuel

a)

high calorific value

b)

low ignition temperature

c)

moderate rate of combustion

d)

low V. M. content

27.

The dead and decayed remains of plants and animals subjected to decades of pressure and temperature under the earth’s crust is called...

a)

Nuclear Fuel

b)

Coal

c)

Fossil Fuel

d)

Artificial Fuel

28.

H2O is a byproduct of the combustion of ALL Hydrocarbon Fuels

a)

True

b)

False

29.

According to the bar graph, which fuel contains the most energy per gram?

a)

Wood

b)

Petroleum

c)

Coal

d)

Natural Gas

30.

How is crude oil separated?

a)

a) Crystallization

b)

b) Fractional distillation

c)

c) Decantation

d)

d) Sublimation

31.

What is NOT product of complete combustion?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

water

c)

carbon monoxide

d)

water

32.

The ADVANTAGES of Fossil Fuels include: (Choose ALL that apply)

a)

low cost

b)

produce a lot of energy

c)

cause air pollution

d)

high cost

33.
The order of grades of coal from lowest energy content to highest energy content is
a)
anthacrite, lignite, bituminous.
b)
anthracite, bituminous, lignite.
c)
lignite, anthracite, bituminous.
d)
bituminous, lignite, anthracite.
e)
lignite, bituminous, anthracite.
34.

Which are some of the advantages of gaseous fuel?

a)

They have low thermal efficiency.

b)

Gaseous fuels can be easily transported through the pipes.

c)

They have high calorific value than the solid fuels.

d)

They do not produce any ash or smoke during burning.

35.
Which resource consists mostly of CH4?
a)
Coal
b)
Natural gas
c)
Oil
d)
Uranium
e)
Biofuel