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Multiple choice chemistry rocks and minerals coal petroleum non-renewable sources of energy

Choose the odd one out from the following and give reason for your choice.

  1. Firewood

  2. Charcoal

  3. Coal

  4. Petrol
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Petrol, is the odd one out. Since, the coal, charcoal, firewood are solid natural resources that are obtained from nature, while petrol is liquid fuel.

Multiple choice chemistry rocks and minerals coal petroleum non-renewable sources of energy

Petroleum is:

  1. a renewable resource

  2. a non renewable resource

  3. synthetic and biodegradable

  4. infinite and unconventional
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Petroleum resource is a non renewable resource.
The limited quantity of petroleum is present in the earth which when exhausted cannot be obtained again.

Multiple choice chemistry rocks and minerals coal petroleum non-renewable sources of energy

Anaerobic fermentation is a process which helps in the formation of:

  1. coal gas

  2. natural gas

  3. water gas

  4. petroleum
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Natural gas is formed by the action of anaerobic bacteria on the plants or vegetation thousand of years ago.Over the years under high temperature and pressure, methane gets converted to natural gas.

Multiple choice chemistry rocks and minerals coal petroleum non-renewable sources of energy

Petroleum is a renewable fossil fuel

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Petroleum is a fossil fuel which is formed deep under the earth's crust in thousands of years which is a non renewable resource which once depleted cannot be replenished back.It cannot be made artificially in the laboratories.