BLUE BELLS MODEL SCHOOL

CHAPTER-COAL AND PETROLEUM

SESSION 2021-2022
SCIENCE
CLASS VIII
Question Bank

MCQ (1 MARKS)

1. The best quality of coal is

a.  peat

b.  anthracite

c.  lignite

d.  none of the above

2. The lightest fraction obtained by the destructive distillation of petroleum is

a.  naptha

b.  petroleum gas

c.  kerosene

d.  diesel oil

3. The residue obtained after petroleum refining is distilled to give

a.  crude oil

b.  fuel oil

c.  paraffin wax

d.  lubricating oil

4. Petrol and diesel can be obtained from

a. Coal tar

b. coal

c. Petroleum

d. coal gas

5. Naphthalene balls are obtained from

a. Carbon
b. Coke
c. Coal tar
d. Coal gas
Assertion and reasoning (1 MARKS)

Assertion (A): The resources are present in unlimited quantity in nature and are not likely to be
exhausted by human activities are called Inexhaustible resources.
Reason (R):  Forests, wildlife, minerals are examples Inexhaustible resources.
A) A is correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
B)  A is correct and R is not the correct explanation of A.
C)  A is correct and R is wrong.
D)  A is wrong and R is correct.
2. Assertion (A): The slow process of conversion of dead vegetation into coal is called
catenation.
Reason (R):   When heated in air, coal burns and produces mainly carbon dioxide gas.
A)  A is correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
B)  A is correct and R is not the correct explanation of
C)  A is correct and R is wrong.
D)  A is wrong and R is correct.
Answer the following questions: (2 marks)

i. What are exhaustible natural resources? Explain with examples.

ii. What is coal gas? Write its uses.
iii. What is petroleum? What is it called black gold?
iv. Describe the process of formation of coal in the nature.
v. What happens when wood is heated in absence of air?

Answer the following questions: (3 marks)

i. What are natural resources? Classify them. Write examples. 

ii. Why coal and petroleum are called fossil fuels? What are the components of petroleum?
Write its uses.
iii. Explain fractionated distillation of fossil fuel with diagram.

Answer the following questions: ( 5 marks)

i. Name the products obtained and their uses when coal is processed in industry.
ii. Which Fossil fuel creates the lowest amount of Carbon dioxide and why explain in detail.
iii. We say fossil fuels will last only for a few hundred years. Comment. and name any 3 fossil fuel
and its characteristic.

CASE STUDY

Basis of your understanding of the following paragraph and the related studied concepts.

Fossil-fuel combustion by-products are the world’s most significant threat to children’s health and future
and are major contributors to global inequality and environmental injustice. The air pollutants carbon
dioxide (CO2), Carbon Monoxide, Sulfur Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxides , Lead,

Particulate Matter,which is the most important human-produced climate-altering greenhouse gas.

Synergies between air pollution and climate change can magnify the harm to children.  Acid rain is
formed when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides mix with water, oxygen, and other chemicals in the
atmosphere, leading to rain and other precipitation that is mildly acidic.Impacts include impairment of
cognitive and behavioral development, respiratory illness, and other chronic diseases.

By impairing children’s health, ability to learn, and potential to contribute to society, pollution and
climate change cause children to become less resilient and the communities they live in to become less
equitable. No country is spared, however: even high-income countries, especially low-income
communities and communities of color within them, are experiencing impacts of fossil fuel-related
pollution. Fortunately, technologies and interventions are at hand to reduce and prevent pollution and
climate change, with large economic benefits documented or predicted. All cultures and communities
share a concern for the health and well-being of present and future children.

In the last 50 years, the global energy demand has tripled due to the number of developing countries and
innovations in technology. It is projected to triple again over the next 30 years. In Europe, many in such
developing areas recognize that the need for renewable energy sources, as the present course of energy
usage cannot be sustained indefinitely.

(i) What pollutants are released from fossil fuel combustion?[1]

a) oxygen b) hydrogen c) carbon di oxide d) all of therse
(ii) How do fossil fuels harm ? [1]
a) it increases temperature of globe.
b) it increases the sea level due to melting of glaciers.
c) it decreases oxygen percentage and increases oxide of carbon and sulphur.
d) all of these.
(iii) what are the disadvantages of using fossil fuels? [1]
a) Easier to store and transport
b) It is really cheap
c) It is more reliable than renewable energy.
d) Non- renewable energy sources. If we do not reduce consumption, we will run out of them, very
quickly.
(iv) In the last 50 years, the ________________has tripled due to the number of developing countries
and innovations in technology.
a) global energy demand
b) Fossil fuel quantity
c) Oxygen percentage in atmosphere
d) All of these