CREDENCE HIGH SCHOOL, DUBAI

HALF YEARLY REVISION WORKSHEET –ANSWER KEY

SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY
Name of the student: _______________________ GRADE: 8

CHAPTER: COAL AND PETROLEUM

1. Plastic is a
a) Natural material b) Man-made material
c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these

2. What do we call the process of converting dead vegetation into coal?

a) Carbonisation b) Destructive Distillation
c) Fractional Distillation d) Ammonical Liquor

3. Which product of coal is used to obtain drugs, pesticides and perfumes etc.?
a) Coke b) Coal gas c) Ammonical Liquor d) Coal tar

4. Natural gas stored under high pressure is called:

(a) CNG (b) LPG (c) Crude oil (d) Petroleum

5. The gas which is found with petroleum is :

a) kerosene b)oxygen c)natural gas d)producer gas

6. The petroleum product which is not used as a fuel is _______.

a) Petrol b) Kerosene c) Diesel d) Lubricating oil

Answer the following

7. What is coal tar? What are its uses?

Coal tar is a black, thick liquid with an unpleasant smell. It is a mixture of about 200
substances. It is obtained by the destructive distillation of Coal.
Products obtained from coal tar are used as starting materials for manufacturing various
substances like synthetic dyes, drugs, explosives, perfumes, plastics, paints,
photographic materials, roofing material etc. Naphthalene balls (moth repellents) are
also obtained from coal tar.

8. State some harmful effects of burning fossil fuels?

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 1.Carbon fuels like wood, coal, petroleum release unburnt carbon particles. These fine
particles are dangerous pollutants causing respiratory diseases, such as asthma.
2. Incomplete combustion of these fuels gives carbon monoxide gas. It is a very
poisonous gas.
3.Combustion of most fuels releases carbon dioxide in the environment which causes
airpollution and contribute to global warming.
4.Burning of coal and diesel releases oxides of sulphur and nitrogen which dissolve in
rain water and form acids. Such rain is called acid rain. It is very harmful for crops,
buildings and soil. The use of diesel and petrol as fuels in automobiles is being
replaced by CNG (Compressed Natural Gas), because CNG produces the harmful
products in very small amounts. CNG is a cleaner fuel.

9. Explain why fossil fuels are exhaustible natural resources.

Fossil fuels take millions of years to form from dead vegetation and animals that get
buried deep inside the earth. They require high temperature and pressure for their
formation which cannot be provided in the laboratories. Thus fossil fuels are limited.
Therefore the use of fossil fuels at the current rate will lead to their exhaustion.

10. Write the uses of

a) Paraffin wax: To make Ointments, candles, vaseline etc.
b) Bitumen: Paints, road surfacing
c) Kerosene : Fuel for stoves, lamps and for jet aircrafts

11. Shyam prefers to use a carpool to get to college. In other instances, he prefers to use
public transportation over his own vehicle.

(a) What advantages do carpooling offer?

Carpooling reduces traffic congestion, lowers carbon emissions, saving money on

fuel and parking costs, promotes social interaction, and reduce the number of
vehicles on the road, leading to less wear and tear on infrastructure

(b) Which mode of transportation do you believe is most effective for short
distances?

Using bicycle as it is eco friendly and good exercise.

(c) What steps can we take to cut back on our own use of fossil fuels?

1. By using fewer plastics, which are made from fossil fuels.

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 2. By using power wisely, as the majority of it is produced by burning coal.

3. By carpooling. As cars use petrol or diesel (a form of fossil fuel). 4.

Switching engine off at red lights

(d) What value of Shyam is displayed here?

Shyam is considerate of the environment, works diligently, and is eco-friendly.

12. Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) as
given below.
i)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of the assertion. ii)Both A and
R are true but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion. iii) A is true but R is
false. iv) A is false but R is true
Assertion (A): Petroleum is referred to as ‘black gold.
Reason (R): Petroleum resembles molten gold in appearance.

13. Describe the characteristics and uses of coke.

Coke is a tough, porous and black substance made from the destructive distillation of
coal. It is an almost pure form of carbon.
Coke is used in the manufacture of steel and in the extraction of many metals.

14. The material X is a fossil fuel. It is formed from the buried large land plants by a very
slow process Y. When X is processed in the industries, it gives three products A, B, &
C. A is used as a reducing agent in the extraction of metals, B is used as an industrial
fuel, whereas the product C has been traditionally used for metaling the roads. It is now
replaced by a petroleum product, bitumen.

Now give the answer of the following questions.

a) What is the material X - Coal
b) What is the physical state & colour of X – Solid, Black
c) Name the processes Y- Carbonisation
d) What are the products A, B & C?
A- coke , B- coal gas C- Coal tar
CHAPTER: CCOMBUSTION AND FLAME

1 The burning of LPG is an example of:

a) rapid combustion b) spontaneous combustion
c) slow combustion d) explosion

2 The amount of heat energy produced on complete combustion of 1 kg of a fuel is

called:
a) calorific value b) significant value c) heat value d) internal energy
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3 Which of the following is not a product of complete combustion ?
a) Carbon monoxide b)Carbon dioxide c)water d) heat
4 Which of the following is/are combustion products?
(a) Carbon dioxide and oxygen (b) Carbon dioxide and water
(c ) Oxygen and water (d) None of the above

5 Which of the following is not the attribute of a good fuel ?

a) Low calorific value
b) Moderate rate of combustion
c) Fairly cheap and easily available
d) Safe to handle, store and transport.

6 Assertion: The inner zone of candle flame is black in colour.

Reason: The inner zone lacks oxygen, hence no combustion occurs here.

Select the correct answer –

i) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of the assertion.
ii) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
iii) A is true but R is false.
iv) A is false but R is true

7 If a person’s clothes catch fire, the best way to extinguish the fire is to
a) throw water on the clothes
b) use fire extinguisher
c) cover the person with a woollen blanket
d) cover the person with a polythene sheet.

8 Why do you have to use paper or kerosene oil to ignite fire in wood or coal?

We use paper or kerosene oil to ignite fire in wood or coal because they have low
ignition temperature which helps to catch fire immediately and helps the wood or the
coal to reach its required ignition temperature

9 Explain the conditions necessary for combustion.

There must be Fuel to burn.
There must be Air to supply oxygen.
There must be Heat (ignition temperature) to start and continue the combustion
process.

10 Abida and Ramesh were doing an experiment in which water was to be heated in a
beaker. Abida kept the beaker near the wick in the yellow part of the candle flame.
Ramesh kept the beaker in the outermost part of the flame. Whose water will get heated
in a shorter time? Explain why?

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 Ramesh’s beaker as he kept the beaker in the outermost zone which is the hottest.

11 Why is it dangerous to burn coal in a closed room?

Burning of coal produces harmful gases like carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, etc. As
the room is closed, no much air will enter inside the room. Continuous discharge of
such gases reduce the flow of oxygen in the closed room and can cause suffocation.
Such prolonged exposure can even cause death also.

12 Write any two ways in which we can conserve fossil fuels.

 Use public transport or carpools to travel.

 Use air conditioners or heaters only when required.
 Use alternative sources of energy like solar energy.
 Consider turning off the car's engine to save fuel at traffic signals.
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13 In an experiment 25 kg of a fuel was completely burnt. The heat produced was
measured to be 190,000 kJ. Calculate the calorific value of the fuel.

The calorific value of fuel is the amount of heat produced by the complete combustion of 1 kg
of fuel.

Weight of fuel burnt = 25 kg

Heat produced by 25 kg of fuel = 190,000 kJ.

Calorificvalue=Amount of heat produced =190,000 kJ.

Weight of fuel burnt 25 kg

Therefore, the calorific value of the fuel burnt is = 7600 kJ/kg

14 State the difference between rapid combustion, spontaneous combustion and explosion.

• Rapid Combustion: Combustion in which a fuel burns quickly producing heat

and light. It requires external heat source. E.g. LPG
• Spontaneous Combustion: Combustion in which a material bursts into flames
suddenly without applying heat. E.g. Phosphorus which burns at room
temperature.Spontaneous combustion of coal dust often causes accidental fires
in coal mines. Heat from the sun or lighting may also cause spontaneous forest
fires.
• Explosion: When a material bursts suddenly to produce heat, light and sound
on the application of heat or pressure, it is called an explosion. E.g. Crackers
and fireworks which release a large amount of gas too.

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15 Explain how do fire extinguishers work?
Fire extinguishers are devices used to put out fires. They put out fire by either cutting
off the air supply to fire or cool off the fuel (below the ignition temperature) or both.