Petroleum quiz

Which one is one of the most dangerous ways of obtaining petroleum ?

• Steam Distillation

• Solvent Extraction

• Fracking

• CO2 Extraction

Which country has the biggest finds of Petroleum ?

• Iraq

• Iran

• Canada

• Saudi Arabia

What is fossil Fuels ?

• Dead organisms that are decomposing for over millions of years

• Organisms that died off and over time created fossil fuels

• Organisms that died over millions of years ago, rocks, sand, and silt were put on top of the organisms over time, helping them create what we call fossil fuels

• Dead animals that decomposed

What is fracking ?

• It’s a way of obtaining fossil fuels

• Drilling down into the earth before a high pressure water is directed at a rock to release the gas inside

• Dead organisms being compressed and heated over years

• all of the above

How many kilocalories does 1 kilogram of petroleum have ?

• 1,000

• 10,000

• 100,000

• 1,000,000

One reason why petroleum is bad for the environment

• It’s limited

• It’s nonrenewable

• It causes greenhouse gasses

• It produces harmful chemicals

Which one is true ?

• Petroleum produces more CO2

• Electricity can’t be produced with Petroleum

• A lot of wasted is created using Petroleum

• Petroleum is easily transported

Which renewable source is better than Petroleum ?

• Solar

• Geothermal

• Biomass

• All of the above

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Explain why petroleum is harmful to the environment

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Is coal better than petroleum

• TRUE

• FLASE

• NONE