Environmental Science - Oil and Gas

Crude oil is a fossil fuel

• True 
• False

Oil has been around for millions of years. But where did it come from?

• Organisms that kived million of years ago
• Prehistoric plants
• Prehistoric aquatic life
• All of the above

What does the viscosity of a hydrocarbon tell you?

• How easily it flows
• How easily it sets alight
• What its boiling point is
• How long the hydrocarbon is

How long does it take crude oil to form?

• hundreds of years
• thousands of years
• millions of years
• billions of years

How are different compounds of crude oil exasperated (separated)?

• Sifting

• Fractional DIstallation

• Chemical Seperation

• Density Separation

Which of the following items comes from crude oil? (Check all that apply)

• Crayons

• Gasoline

• Diesel Fuel

• Tupperware

• Lip Balm

What percentage of crude oil is gasoline?

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

Which is not a method of fractioning

• Cracking

• Unification

• Alteration

• Condensation

In fractional distillation, the crude oil is heated with what

• Air

• Steam

• Alcohol

• A dense polymer

The oil is boiled, turns into a vapor rises to point in the column where it reaches its _________________ and turns into a liquid and drains off.

• Boiling point

• Melting Point

• Condensation Point

• Critical Point