CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL, GREATER NOIDA
CLASS 8
CH- COAL AND PETROLEUM
WORKSHEET
1. Which of the following is a pair of exhaustible natural resources?
a. coal and soil c. air and sun-light
b. water and petroleum d. wild life and minerals
2. Coal is processed in industries to get some useful products. Which of the following is not
obtained from coal?
a. Coke c. coal tar
b. coal gas d. CNG
3. Fossil fuels are obtained from:
a. remains of non-living materials.
b. dead remains of birds only.
c. dead remains of insects only.
d. dead remains of living organisms.
4. Which substance is formed by the carbonisation of dead vegetation?
a. Coal c. coke
b. coal gas d. coal tar
5. Naphthalene balls are obtained from coal tar and are used as
a. mosquito repellant c. honey bee repellant
b. moth repellant d. snake repellant
6. Which of the following is not a constituent of petroleum?
a. paraffin wax c. lubricating oil
b. petrol d. coke
7. Petroleum was formed from organisms:
a. living on the land c. living on the plants
b. living in the sea d. living on the rocks
8. Choose the correct statement from the following:
a. It is difficult to transport natural gas through pipes.
b. The disadvantage of natural gas is that it cannot be used directly for burning in
homes.
c. Natural gas is stored under high pressure as compressed natural gas.
d. Natural gas cannot be used for power generation.
9. Exhaustible natural resources are:
a. unlimited in quantity.
b. not dependent on nature.
c. limited in quantity.
d. not exhausted by human activities.
10. Air is a natural resource and cannot be exhausted by human activities. It is known as
inexhaustible natural resource. Which of the following is another inexhaustible natural
resource?
a. Coal c. petroleum
b. sun-light d. minerals
11. What does CNG stand for and why is it considered to be a better fuel than petrol?
12. We read in newspapers that burning of fuels is a major cause of global warming. Explain
why.
13. What is meant by destructive distillation of coal? What are the products obtained by
this process?
14. What is refining of petroleum? How it is done? Explain in brief?
15. Distinguish between the following on the parameters such as availability and effects of
human activities:
a. Inexhaustible and exhaustible natural resources
b. Renewable and non-renewable resources
16. Fill in the blanks.
a. The slow process of conversion of dead vegetation into coal is called__________.
b. Coal and petroleum are formed from the dead remains of organisms and are
known as __________.
c. The black thick liquid with __________ smell is known as coal tar.
d. During the processing of coal to get coke, coal tar and __________ are also
obtained.
e. The process of separating the various constituents of petroleum is known as
__________.
17. Write True/False against the following statements.
a. Oxygen in air is an exhaustible natural resource.
b. Resources which are present in unlimited quantity in nature are called exhaustible
natural resources.
c. Wildlife is an exhaustible natural resource.
d. Under high temperature and pressure, dead plants get slowly converted to coal.
e. CNG is less polluting fuel than petrol and diesel.
