True OR False
Nature of Coal
Effects
Fossil Fuels
Fun Facts
100
There are seven types of coal.
True: 1.Peat, 2.Lignite, 3.Sub-bituminous coal, 4.Bituminous coal, 5.Steam coal, 6.Anthracite, 7. Graphite.
100
What is coal made up of?
It is primarily made up of carbon and also contains hydrogen, sulphur, oxygen and nitrogen.
100
Air getting polluted due to Coal can bring ________, _________, etc.
Acid rain and Smog
100
The fossil fuels we use today began forming in which period?
The Carboniferous Period
100
Coal is mostly transported in what type of vehicle?
Trains
200
Coal is mostly made up of carbon
True: 65% - 95%
200
Describe Coal's physique.
Coal is a flammable black hard rock used as a solid fossil fuel.
200
What is the gas that is mostly emitted by burning coal?
Carbon di-oxide
200
The process of separation of different constituents from petroleum is known as
Refining
200
The air in subsurface coal mines leads to which disease?
Black Lung Disease
300
Coal is processed in industries to get useful products. Compressed Natural Gas ( CNG ) is obtained from coal.
False: Coke, coal tar, coal gas and carbon are produced.
300
Coal is mainly composed of compounds of
Carbon(Coke)
300
What does coal start as?
Peat
300
Name the type of petroleum used for the surfacing of roads
Bitumen
300
What are known to be the purest coal forms?
Bituminous and Anthracite
400
Coal is formed from the remains of both vegetation and animals.
False: It is formed from vegetation only.
400
The process of the transition from peat to coal is known as
Coalification
400
Name 3 countries that are known to be the largest sources of coal in the world.
U.S., Russia, China, India, and Australia
400
What is the percentage of energy that we get from fossil fuels?
About 90%
400
What is known as the entrance to an undergound mine?
Adit
500
Coal tar is an example of a mixture of substances
True
500
What type of rock is coal?
Sedimentary Rock
500
What is the final form of coal?
Anthracite
500
What is the main component of natural gas?
Methane
500
Coal is primarily used for the production of
Electricity
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