Coal and Petroleum Test
1. Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are known as:
A. Renewable resources
B. Fossil fuels
C. Minerals
D. Metals
A. Renewable resources
B. Fossil fuels
C. Minerals
D. Metals
2. Fossil fuels are formed from:
A. Rocks
B. Dead plants and animals
C. Sand
D. Water
A. Rocks
B. Dead plants and animals
C. Sand
D. Water
3. Coal is mainly composed of:
A. Hydrogen
B. Nitrogen
C. Carbon
D. Oxygen
A. Hydrogen
B. Nitrogen
C. Carbon
D. Oxygen
4. The slow process of conversion of dead vegetation into coal is called:
A. Mining
B. Carbonization
C. Combustion
D. Refining
A. Mining
B. Carbonization
C. Combustion
D. Refining
5. Coal is obtained from the Earth by a process called:
A. Drilling
B. Mining
C. Digging
D. Crushing
A. Drilling
B. Mining
C. Digging
D. Crushing
6. Which of the following is a product of coal?
A. Coke
B. Petrol
C. Diesel
D. LPG
A. Coke
B. Petrol
C. Diesel
D. LPG
7. Coke is almost pure form of:
A. Oxygen
B. Carbon
C. Nitrogen
D. Hydrogen
A. Oxygen
B. Carbon
C. Nitrogen
D. Hydrogen
8. Coke is mainly used in:
A. Cooking
B. Making steel
C. Lighting lamps
D. Fertilizers
A. Cooking
B. Making steel
C. Lighting lamps
D. Fertilizers
9. Coal tar is:
A. A thick black liquid
B. A colorless gas
C. A white solid
D. A transparent liquid
A. A thick black liquid
B. A colorless gas
C. A white solid
D. A transparent liquid
10. Coal tar is used for making:
A. Synthetic dyes
B. Drugs
C. Naphthalene balls
D. All of these
A. Synthetic dyes
B. Drugs
C. Naphthalene balls
D. All of these
11. Coal gas is mainly used as:
A. Fertilizer
B. Fuel
C. Medicine
D. Plastic
A. Fertilizer
B. Fuel
C. Medicine
D. Plastic
12. Petroleum is also called:
A. Natural gas
B. Crude oil
C. Coal oil
D. Mineral oil
A. Natural gas
B. Crude oil
C. Coal oil
D. Mineral oil
13. Petroleum is found:
A. On mountains
B. Deep under the Earth's surface
C. In rivers
D. In forests
A. On mountains
B. Deep under the Earth's surface
C. In rivers
D. In forests
14. Petroleum is obtained through:
A. Mining
B. Oil wells
C. Digging
D. Crushing
A. Mining
B. Oil wells
C. Digging
D. Crushing
15. The process of separating different substances from petroleum is called:
A. Distillation
B. Filtration
C. Refining
D. Evaporation
A. Distillation
B. Filtration
C. Refining
D. Evaporation
16. Petroleum is refined in:
A. Factories
B. Oil refineries
C. Mines
D. Laboratories
A. Factories
B. Oil refineries
C. Mines
D. Laboratories
17. Which fuel is used in cars and motorcycles?
A. Diesel
B. Petrol
C. Coal
D. Coke
A. Diesel
B. Petrol
C. Coal
D. Coke
18. Diesel is mainly used in:
A. Trucks and buses
B. Bicycles
C. Fans
D. Lamps
A. Trucks and buses
B. Bicycles
C. Fans
D. Lamps
19. LPG stands for:
A. Liquid Petrol Gas
B. Liquefied Petroleum Gas
C. Light Petrol Gas
D. Liquid Power Gas
A. Liquid Petrol Gas
B. Liquefied Petroleum Gas
C. Light Petrol Gas
D. Liquid Power Gas
20. LPG is mainly used for:
A. Cooking
B. Lighting
C. Road construction
D. Making plastics
A. Cooking
B. Lighting
C. Road construction
D. Making plastics