Class 8 Science – Coal and Petroleum

Very Short Answer Type Questions

1. Name three useful products of coal.

2. Which product of coal is used as a reducing agent in the extraction of metals?

3. Name the process by which plant material (or vegetation) buried deep under the earth was slowly converted into coal.

4. Name the product of coal, which is a thick black liquid with an unpleasant smell.

5. Name any five substances used in everyday life which are manufactured starting from the products of coal tar.

6. Name an important source from which naphthalene balls are obtained.

7. Which substance is used for metalling the roads these days in place of coal tar?

8. Name the most common fuel used in light motor vehicles.

9. Name the fuel which is used in jet aircraft engines.

10. Name the petroleum product used to drive heavy vehicles.

11. Name the petroleum product which is commonly used for electric generators.

12. What is the complete form of LPG?

13. Is it possible to extract petroleum from under the sea bed?

14. What is the complete form of CNG?

15. Name the major component of natural gas.

16. Name any two places in India where natural gas is found.

17. Name a fossil fuel other than coal and petroleum.

18. Name two places in India where coal is found.

19. Name the petroleum product used for surfacing roads.

20. Name any four places in India where petroleum is found.

21. Write the full form of PCRA

22. What are fossil fuels?

23. The world’s first oil well was drilled in which country?

24. Name the substance used for street lightning for the first time in London.

25. What happens when coal is heated in the air?

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