Fossil Fuels and Coal Quiz
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Where is coal mainly found in India?

  • Gujarat
  • Assam
  • Jharkhand (correct)
  • Kerala

Which process is responsible for the formation of coal?

  • Condensation
  • Evaporation
  • Carbonisation (correct)
  • Sublimation

What is the main use of coal according to the text?

  • As a building material
  • To produce electricity in thermal power plants (correct)
  • To make glass
  • As a food source

What term is used to describe remains of dead plants and animals buried under the earth millions of years ago?

<p>Fossils (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are some of the major coal mines located in India?

<p>Jharkhand and West Bengal (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe fuels like coal, petroleum, and natural gas that are formed from dead remains of plants and animals?

<p>Fossil fuels (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is coal formed according to the text?

<p>By decay and compression of plant remains in the absence of air (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process slowly converts the dead remains of plants and animals into petroleum?

<p>Decomposition (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is petroleum obtained in areas where it is present?

<p>By drilling oil wells into the earth's crust (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason crude oil gushes out of the pipes during drilling?

<p>High internal pressure of natural gas (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which two states of India is petroleum primarily found, according to the text?

<p>Assam and Gujarat (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the process of separating useful fractions from petroleum?

<p>Refining (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where was the world's first oil well drilled?

<p>Pennsylvania, USA (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which Indian city is one of the petroleum refineries located as mentioned in the text?

<p>Chennai (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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