Cooking Up Crude Quiz

What is crude oil made from?

• a) Volcanic rock
• b) Dead plants and animals from millions of years ago
• c) Saltwater
• d) Sand and clay

How is crude oil extracted from the ground?

• a) Mining it with shovels
• b) Pumping it out using wells
• c) Collecting it from ocean waves
• d) Growing it like crops

What process is used to separate crude oil into different products?

• a) Evaporation
• b) Freezing
• c) Refining
• d) Melting

Which of the following is not a product made from crude oil?

• a) Gasoline
• b) Plastic
• c) Wooden furniture
• d) Asphalt

Why is crude oil heated during the refining process?

• a) To make it burn faster
• b) To turn it into water
• c) To separate different parts based on their boiling points
• d) To freeze the oil for storage

Which type of energy is released when crude oil is burned?

• a) Electrical energy
• b) Heat energy
• c) Sound energy
• d) Magnetic energy

Crude oil is a renewable resource that can be replaced quickly.

• True
• False

Gasoline and diesel fuel both come from crude oil.

• True
• False

The refining process changes crude oil into only one product.

• True
• False

Explain one way you use a product made from crude oil in your daily life.