Coal and Petroleum

How is coal formed?

• Coal is formed from the remains of plants that lived and died millions of years ago.

• Coal is formed from the remains of marine animals.

• Coal is formed from meteorite impacts.

• Coal is formed from volcanic eruptions.

What are the different types of coal?

• graphite

• shale

• anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite

• peat

List three uses of coal.

• Car manufacturing, food preservation, clothing production

• Electricity generation, steel production, source of heat

Explain the formation of petroleum.

• Petroleum is formed from the remains of ancient marine organisms that undergo diagenesis and catagenesis over millions of years.

• Petroleum is created through photosynthesis

• Petroleum is a man-made substance

• Petroleum is formed by volcanic activity

What is the process of refining petroleum?

• Combustion, followed by condensation

• Distillation, followed by additional refining processes like cracking and treating.

• Freezing, followed by evaporation

• Fermentation, followed by oxidation

Name three common uses of petroleum.

• Fueling vehicles, generating electricity, producing petrochemical products

• Cooking food

• Building houses

• Manufacturing clothing

Which process converts dead plants into coal?

• Fossilization

• Coalification

• Photosynthesis

• Decomposition

Which type of coal has the highest carbon content?

• Lignite

• Anthracite

• Peat

• Bituminous

In which industry is coal primarily used?

• Automotive and pharmaceutical industry

• Agriculture and technology industry

• Textile and construction industry

• Energy and steel industry

What is the main component of petroleum?

• Carbon

• Nitrogen

• Hydrocarbons

• Oxygen