Fossil Fuels MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. What is the one continent on Earth where coal is not found?

1. North America
2. Australia
3. Antarctica
4. Africa

2. The quality of coal, called its rank, is a measure of which of the following characteristics?

1. amount of oxygen in the coal
2. how black it is
3. how hard it is
4. amount of carbon in the coal

3. A dangerous activity which results in many deaths due to gas explosion, caves in and flooding is

1. climbing mountain
2. extracting oil
3. hydropower generation
4. coal mining

4. Why do fossil fuels generate more power than wood for use in machines, for example?

1. Fossil fuels are drier
2. Fossil fuels are easier to light
3. Fossil fuels are easier to transpor
4. Fossil fuels have a higher concentration of carbon and hydrogen

5. Coal, a common fossil fuel, is formed from which of the following types of organic matter?

1. bodies of dead animals
2. marine organisms
3. tree trunks, leaves, and freshwater plants
4. freshwater algae

6. Fossil fuels are rich in carbon and

1. hydrogen
2. methane
3. oxygen
4. nitrogen

7. The greatest concentration of oil is found in which of the regions of the world given below?

1. South America
2. the Middle East
3. Europe
4. North America

8. Fossil fuels are derived from which of the following sources?

1. nonorganic matter trapped in metamorphic rock
2. organic matter trapped in igneous rock
3. organic matter on the crusts surface
4. organic matter trapped in sedimentary rock

9. Burning of fossils fuel is leading environment towards

1. global warming
2. climate change
3. all of above
4. pollution

10. Natural gas is composed mainly of which type of gas?

1. methane
2. butane
3. ethane
4. propane

11. Fossils fuel is an important source of energy for

1. homes
2. industries
3. all of them
4. transport

12. Oil and gas are mainly derived from which of the following sources?

1. phytoplanktonic material found in marine basins
2. freshwater algae
3. dead animals
4. trees and larger plants

13. Due to constant heat and pressure, buried plants turn in to

1. coal
2. fertilizer
3. oil
4. wood

14. What is one difference between a common organic fuel such as wood, and a fossil fuel?

1. Fossil fuels burn faster
2. Fossil fuels make more efficient fuels
3. Wood is in higher demand
4. Wood burns more slowly