COAL AND PETROLEUM

COAL AND PETROLEUM

1. EXHAUSTIBLE NATURAL RESOURCES:-

THE RESOURCES THAT ARE PRESENT IN LIMITED QUANTITY IN NATURE ARE CALLED EXHAUSTIBLE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR EXAMPLE: FOREST 🌲, WILDLIFE 🐘,COAL⛏️, PETROLEUM ⛽

2. INEXHAUSTIBLE NATURAL RESOURCES:-

THE RESOURCES THAT ARE PRESENT IN UNLIMITED QUANTITY IN NATURE ARE CALLED IN EXHAUSTIBLE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR EXAMPLE: SOLAR ENERGY 🌞, WIND 🍃 ETC.

*WHAT IS COAL?

COAL IS A FOSSIL FUEL THAT COMES FROM THE DEAD REMAINS OF PLANTS 🌲 AND ANIMALS 🐃 THAT GOT BURIED UNDER THE SOIL MILLIONS OF YEAR AGO

*WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF COAL?

=> IT IS BLACK IN COLOUR

=> IT IS MADE UP OF CARBON

=> IT IS FOUND DEEP INSIDE THE EARTH SURFACE

=> IT IS A GOOD CONDUCTOR OF HEAT

=> IT IS A FOSSIL FUEL

=> IT IS BLACK HARD SUBSTANCE

=> IT RELEASES CARBON DIOXIDE WHILE BURNING

=> IT IS USED AS A SOURCE OF ENERGY

=> IT IS MAINLY COMPOSED OF CARBON

*WHAT IS CRUDE OIL?

CRUDE OIL IS A MIXTURE OF HYDROCARBONS THAT EXIST IN LIQUID PHASE IN UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS AND REMAINS LIQUID AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE

*WHAT IS PETROLEUM?

PETROLEUM IS EXTRACTED FROM CRUDE OIL IT IS A MINERAL OIL FOUND UNDER THE SEA OR GROUND IT IS USED TO MAKE PETROL,

🛢️ , PLASTIC 🛍️ OTHER CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES 🧫

*WHAT IS PETROLEUM REFINERY?

PETROLEUM REFINERY IS A PLANT WHERE PETROL IS IT FIND AND SEVERAL PRODUCTS ARE EXTRACTED FROM PETROLEUM