This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 Science Chapter 5 Coal And Petroleum – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Science Chapter 5 Coal And Petroleum Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Crude oil has to be refined or purified before its different constituents can be used A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 2. Petroleum is soluble in water A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. The mining of oil under sea is termed as(a) distillation(b) carbonisation(c) shore mining(d) destructive distillation A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 4. The process of conversion of dead vegetation into coal is called A) Carboniferous. B) Carbonization. C) None of these. D) Catagenesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbonization. 5. What is easier-rolling or sliding? A) Sliding. B) Rolling. C) Both are equal. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rolling. 6. The gas form of fossil fuels is ..... A) Petroleum. B) Natural gas. C) Coal. D) Heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural gas. 7. The solid form of fossil fuels is ..... A) Petroleum. B) Crude oil. C) Natural gas. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal. 8. Which of the following is the major use for coal? A) Transportation. B) Electricity production. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electricity production. 9. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compression of plant material over millions of years. 10. Gasoline comes from which fossil fuel? A) Coal. B) Petroleum. C) Natural Gas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petroleum. 11. Which country has the largest reserves of petroleum in the world? A) Russia. B) Venezuela. C) Saudi Arabia. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saudi Arabia. 12. What is the other name for coal? A) Lignite. B) Propane. C) Natural gas. D) Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lignite. 13. Which natural resource has greatest impact on world politics A) Forest. B) Coal. C) Petroleum. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Petroleum. 14. Form of PCRA A) Public conservation research association. B) Petroleum conservation research association. C) Public council of of research association. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petroleum conservation research association. 15. What must be present for Fossil Fuels to form? A) Bones and Sediment. B) Dead Organisms and Layers of Sediment. C) Dead Organisms, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time. D) Bones, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dead Organisms, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time. 16. Name the fossil fuel formed from the dead organisms present in the sea A) Coal. B) Petroleum. C) Windmill. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petroleum. 17. Which substance is formed by the carbonisation of dead vegetation A) Coal. B) Coal gas. C) Coke. D) Coal tar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 18. Coal tar is a byproduct of the coal distillation process and is used in various industries. It contains ..... substances A) 700. B) 100. C) 300. D) 200. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 200. 19. The world petroleum origins from a two Latin words, Petra meaning Crude, and Oleum meaning Oil. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 20. Read the statements and choose the correct answer. T stands for True and F stands for False.a) All natural resources are inexhaustible.a) Renewable resources are those which get renewed after a period of time.c) Topsoil is a renewable and exhaustible resource. A) FTT. B) TFF. C) TTF. D) FFF. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FTT. 21. Which of the following is an example of inexhaustible resources? A) Coal. B) Wind. C) Petrol. D) Diesel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind. 22. About 400 million years ago coal was formed A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. Which of the following best illustrates the impact of human activities on natural resources? A) Building of dams to generate electricity. B) Contamination of water due to oil spills. C) Conservation of forests for sustainable use. D) Protection of endangered species through wildlife sanctuaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conservation of forests for sustainable use. 24. Petroleum can be mixed with water A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. ..... is called black gold A) Petroleum. B) Coal. C) Coke. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petroleum. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 8 Science Chapter 5 Coal And Petroleum Quiz 1Class 8 Science Chapter 5 Coal And Petroleum Quiz 2Class 8 Science Chapter 5 Coal And Petroleum Quiz 3Class 8 Science Chapter 5 Coal And Petroleum Quiz 4Class 8 Science Chapter 5 Coal And Petroleum Quiz 5Class 8 Science Chapter 5 Coal And Petroleum Quiz 6Class 8 Science Chapter 5 Coal And Petroleum Quiz 7Class 8 Science Chapter 5 Coal And Petroleum Quiz 8Class 8 Science Chapter 5 Coal And Petroleum Quiz 10Class 8 Science Chapter 5 Coal And Petroleum Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books