Combustion and Flame Quiz

Can you name a few fuels used in our homes?

Name a few fuels used in trade and industry.

What fuels are used for running automobiles?

What is the difference between the burning of a candle and the burning of a fuel like coal?

What do you observe when you hold a piece of charcoal near the flame of a candle or a Bunsen burner?

Can you name some more substances which are combustible?

What happens to the flame in the three cases when you observe the candle with a glass chimney?

Does charcoal stop burning after some time? Can you think of the reason why it stops burning?

Is the sun also some kind of combustion?

Does a matchstick burn by itself? How does it burn?