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Quiz on Coal and Petroleum

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Wind

c)

Coal

d)

Water

2.

What is the primary component of coal?

a)

Carbon

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen

3.

Which type of coal has the highest carbon content?

a)

Peat

b)

Lignite

c)

Bituminous

d)

Anthracite

4.

Which is the main process by which coal is formed?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Sedimentation

c)

Compression of plant material over millions of years

d)

Erosion

5.

Which country is the largest producer of coal in the world?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

USA

d)

Russia

6.

Which of the following is a major by-product of burning coal?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Water vapor

7.

Petroleum is formed from the remains of which type of organisms?

a)

Plants

b)

Fungi

c)

Marine organisms

d)

Birds

8.

What is the raw material from which petroleum is refined?

a)

Coal

b)

Crude oil

c)

Natural gas

d)

Peat

9.

Which is the primary use of petroleum?

a)

To produce electricity

b)

As a raw material for plastics

c)

As a food source

d)

To purify water

10.

Natural gas is mainly composed of which compound?

a)

Methane

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Oxygen

11.

Which of the following is an example of a non-renewable resource?

a)

Wind energy

b)

Solar energy

c)

Coal

d)

Geothermal energy

12.

What is the process of separating crude oil into its components called?

a)

Fractional distillation

b)

Electrolysis

c)

Condensation

d)

Combustion

13.

Which of the following is a major environmental concern associated with the use of coal?

a)

Oil spills

b)

Air pollution

c)

Nuclear radiation

d)

Soil erosion

14.

Which type of coal is used for generating electricity?

a)

Anthracite

b)

Bituminous

c)

Lignite

d)

Peat

15.

Which country has the largest reserves of petroleum in the world?

a)

Russia

b)

Venezuela

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

USA

16.

Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

a)

Coal

b)

Petroleum

c)

Wind

d)

Natural gas

17.

Which of the following is a major component of natural gas?

a)

Ethanol

b)

Methane

c)

Propane

d)

Butane

18.

Which method is used to extract coal from deep underground mines?

a)

Open-pit mining

b)

Hydraulic fracturing

c)

Shaft mining

d)

Drilling

19.

The burning of coal and petroleum contributes to which of the following environmental problems?

a)

Global warming

b)

Ozone depletion

c)

Acid rain

d)

All of the above

20.

Which of the following is NOT a product derived from petroleum?

a)

Diesel

b)

Gasoline

c)

Natural gas

d)

Asphalt