ASSIGNMENT-7: COAL & PETROLEUM

SECTION-A
Q1) Name two types of resources.
Q2) Define a renewable resource. Give an example.
Q3) Define carbonisation.
Q4) Name the Petroleum product used in surfacing roads.
Q5) Which resource is known as BLACK GOLD?
Q6) Which exhaustible resource is as hard as stone?
Q7) Define fossils.
Q8) Write two uses of coal.
Q9) "Coal is a fossil fuel." Comment.
Q10) Which gas is produced when coal is burnt?
Q11) Write products of coal.
Q12) How is coal gas obtained?
Q13) Petroleum and diesel are obtained from which natural resource?
Q14) Where was the first oil well drilled?
Q15) Define Petroleum Refining.
Q16) Expand CNG and LPG
Q17) Which constituent of Petroleum is used in jet aircrafts?
Q18) Where is paraffin wax used?
Q19) In India where is natural gas found?
Q20) Can coal, petroleum and natural gas be prepared in the laboratory from dead
organisms?

SECTION-B
Q21) Fill in the blanks with suitable word/s.
1. Resources which get replenished by natural processes in a certain period of time are
called ___________.
2. ___________ is a mixture of various constituents such as lubricating oil, paraffin wax,
etc.
3. All the things that are required to fulfil one’s need are called ___________.
4. Anything that burns to produce energy is called a ___________.
5. ___________ is a black-coloured hard substance that mainly contains carbon.
6. The time period taken to complete the process of carbonisation is called
___________.
7. ___________ is the most inferior and softest form of coal.
8. The least polluting fuel for vehicles is ___________.
9. The major fossil fuels are ___________ and ___________.
10. The major component of CNG is ___________.
11. Destructive distillation of coal is done at ___________.
12. Petroleum is a mixture of different ___________.
13. ___________ is another name for petroleum.
14. Devices that consume less energy are ___________ and ___________ lights.
15. Forests are ___________ natural resources.
16. Petra means ___________ and oleum means ___________.
17. ___________ is the leading producer of crude oil.
18. When heated in air, coal burns and produces mainly ___________ gas.
19. We should use ___________ instead of individual vehicles.
20. Separation of different constituents of petroleum is called ___________.

Q22) State whether the given statements are true or false.

1. Coal is a renewable source of energy.
2. Coal is a solid fossil fuel.
3. Coke is almost a pure form of carbon.
4. CNG is more polluting than petrol.
5. 40% of electricity generation depends on coal.
6. Carbon content of lignite is 25-35%.
7. Fossil fuels are inexhaustible natural resources.
8. We get naphthalene balls from coal tar.
9. The time period taken to complete carbonisation is called carboniferous age.
10. Peat is the hardest grade of coal.
11. Petroleum is also known as ‘black gold.’
12. 30% of paraffins is present in petroleum.
13. Petroleum can be mixed with water.
14. Natural gas is transported through pipelines.
15. Kerosene is not a fossil fuel.

Q23) Match the items given in column I suitably with those given in column II.
Q24) The following are MCQs. Choose the correct option.

A) Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

(a) Coal
(b) Petroleum
(c) Water
(d) Natural gas

B) Which of the following is a non-renewable source of energy?

(a) Water
(b) Coal
(c) Soil
(d) Sun

C) Plastic is a
(a) natural material
(b) man-made material
(c) both (a) & (b)
(d) none of these

D) Fossil fuels are

(a) coal
(b) petroleum
(c) natural gas
(d) all of these
E) The word ‘coal’ is derived from the old English term
(a) col
(b) coke
(c) coco
(d) none of these

F) Which of the following minerals is present in coal?

(a) Hydrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Sulphur
(d) All of these

G) Naphthalene balls are used as

(a) mosquito repellant
(b) moth repellant
(c) snake repellant
(d) bee repellant

H) How much percentage of carbon is present in bituminous?

(a) 20 – 25%
(b) 25 – 35%
(c) 65 – 85%
(d) 98%

I) The process of conversion of wood into coal is called

(a) carbonisation
(b) catagenesis
(c) carboniferous
(d) none of these

J) Petroleum is also known as

(a)coke
(b) black gold
(c) tar
(d) none of these

K) The brown variety of coal is

(a) lignite
(b) peat
(c) anthracite
(d) none of these

L) The major constituent of natural gas is/are

(a) butane
(b) methane
(c) hydrogen
(d) ethane

M) The product obtained by destructive distillation of coal is

(a) coal tar
(b) coke
(c) coal gas
(d) all of these

N) The petroleum product which is not used as fuel is

(a) petrol
(b) kerosene
(c) diesel
(d) petroleum jelly

O) Main constituent of LPG is

(a) methane
(b) butane
(c) ethane
(d) propane

P) A natural gas stored under high pressure is called

(a) CNG
(b) LPG
(c) KLG
(d) PNP

Q) Name the petroleum product used for surfacing of road.

(a) Peat
(b) Bitumen
(c) Lignite
(d) Anthracite

R) The mining of oil under sea is termed as

(a) distillation
(b) carbonisation
(c) shore mining
(d) destructive distillation

S) Which is the best type of coal?

(a) Lignite
(b) Anthracite
(c) Bituminous
(d) peat

T) Petroleum is separated by using the difference in

(a) ignition temperatures
(b) melting points
(c) freezing points
(d) boiling points

SECTION-C
Q25) Explain about the varieties of coal.
Answer:
Depending upon the amount of carbon content, coal may be of four types:

Peat: This is the most inferior and softest form of coal. Its carbon content is very low. It
has a large amount of moisture and is not much suitable to be used as fuel.
Lignite: Lignite is comparatively harder than peat, but still is very soft. Its carbon
content is more than that of peat.
Bituminous: Its carbon content is higher, as it is free from moisture and other
impurities.
Anthracite: This is the highest grade coal. This is also known as hard coal. It has a
maximum amount of carbon. It produces very little smoke.

Q26) Radhey prefers to go to school by carpooling. On other occasions he likes to opt

for public transport rather than private transport. For short distances, he walks or uses a
bicycle.
(a) What are the benefits of carpooling?
(b) Which means of transport do you think is best for short distances?
(c) How on our end can we reduce the consumption of fossil fuels?
(d) What values of Radhey are shown here?
Q27) There was an essay-writing competition on ‘How to Reduce your Carbon
Footprint’ in Satish’s school. Satish enquired his best on this topic to his elders and
searched the internet. He got the first prize in the competition.
(a) What do you understand about the term ‘Carbon Footprint’?
(b) Suggest ways to reduce your carbon footprint.
(c) What values of Satish are shown here?

Q28) The underlined words in the following sentences have been jumbled up. Write
them in their correct form.

(a) Loca is obtained from mines.

(b) Umpetlore is a fossil fuel.
(c) Rineryfe is a place where various fractions of petroleum are separated.
(d) Keenrose is a fuel used in jet crafts.
(e) Nutsgilh is an example of inexhaustible natural resources.

Q29) Some natural resources are given in a box. Classify them into the exhaustible and
inexhaustible natural resources.

Air, Coal, Natural gas, Sunlight, Petroleum, Minerals, Forests and Oxygen.

Q30) Look at Fig. 5.1 where petroleum and natural gas deposits are shown. Why do we
find the oil layer above the water layer?