Fossil Fuels - Oil & Gas Quiz

What is crude oil?

• A liquid form of carbon.

• A liquid mixture of hydrocarbons.

• A solid rock of hydrocarbons.

• A solid form of hydrogen.

Fill in the blank! Hydrocarbons are made of carbon and what?

(a)  

Click on all of the characteristics of Natural Gas.

• Smelly.

• Light blue.

• Odorless.

• Colourless.

What is oil and gas originally made from?

• Ancient sharks and whales.

• Ancient plankton and crabs.

• Ancient trees.

• Dinosaurs.

When making oil, what builds up on the ocean floor?

• Coal.

• Cement.

• Sediments.

• Hydrocarbons.

There is no decomposition at this time in the ocean because there is a lack of what?

(a)  

What two things convert ocean sediments to hydrocarbons?

• Heat.

• Decompression.

• Cold.

• Pressure.

What is one country that has a large amount of oil deposits?

(a)  

True or False. As a liquid, gas is harder to extract from the ground that coal.

• True.

• False.

What is the first step of oil extraction?

• Oil is extracted and collected.

• A large hole or pit is dug into the soil.

• A borehole is drilled through the soil

• Small cracks are forced through the shale layer.