Refining Process Quiz

Refining begins with a process called distilling.

• True

• False

Crude oil is usually transported to refineries by car or bus.

• True

• False

When crude oil is heated, it turns into vapor before entering the distillation tower.

• True

• False

Light components like methane, ethane, and propane rise to the top of the distillation tower.

• True

• False

Naphtha can be used as a high-octane component in gasoline without any additional treatment.

• True

• False

Kerosene can be used in diesel or sold as jet fuel after treatment.

• True

• False

Diesel has to be treated to remove sulfur before it can be sold.

• True

• False

Heavy fractions from crude oil are converted into gasoline and kerosene at the top of the tower.

• True

• False

High-octane gasoline is mainly used in engines that need more compression.

• True

• False

Which of the following is one of the final products made from the heaviest crude oil fractions?

• Asphalt

• Kerosene