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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>Decomposition</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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Refining</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where was the world's first oil well drilled?

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

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