Q: Coal is formed due to the process of...?

1. Centrifugation
2. Conjugation
3. Evaporation
4. Carbonization

Q: Where was the first oil well struck in the world?

1. Saudi Arabia
2. USA
3. Australia
4. Kuwait

Q: Which variety of coal contains the highest percentage of carbon?

1. Peat
2. Bituminous
3. Lignite
4. Anthracite

Q: What is the process used to separate the different components of oil?

1. Deadly Distillation
2. Simple Distillation
3. Destructive Distillation
4. Fractional Distillation

Q: What is the main component of biogas and natural gas?

1. Ethane
2. Methane
3. Butane
4. Propane

Q: The first step to getting output from a laser is to excite an active medium. What is this process called?

1. Raising
2. Pumping
3. Priming
4. Exciting

Q: Methylated spirits is a very common household chemical - but what is its main component?

1. Turpentine
2. Acetone
3. Water
4. Ethanol (alcohol)

Q: How many moons does Pluto have (found by year 2000)?

1. 32
2. 16
3. 1
4. 4

Q: What is dry ice?

1. Water ice
2. Solid carbon dioxide
3. Liquid nitrogen
4. Frozen ethanol

Q: What is the lightest element with an atomic symbol not related to its English name?

1. Iron (Fe)
2. Sodium (Na)
3. Tungsten (W)
4. Potassium (K)

Q: Which planet takes 248.5 earth years to go round the sun?

1. Pluto
2. Saturn
3. Neptune
4. Uranus

Q: Nail polish remover is something that us girls just can't do without. But what exactly is it in nail polish remover that does the polish removing?

1. Acetone
2. Methanol
3. Ethanol
4. Limonene

Q: Bleach is another useful household chemical. It is often referred to as "chlorine bleach". What is the main component of household bleach?

1. Hydrochloric acid
2. Sodium hydroxide
3. Sodium hypochlorite
4. Sodium chloride

Q: A meteorite struck Antarctica in 2004. It was 30 feet wide. How far away was the climate affected by this strike?

1. The North Polar region
2. Other side of the planet
3. Only a small section of Antarctica
4. South Africa and Argentina