2.7 Why is the world so dependent on oil resources?

Oil is now used as a fuel for many uses, but what was used as a fuel for lamps in the house before the eighteenth century?

• Olive oil

• Whale gas

• Whale oil

• Peanut oil

Oil extracted from the ground is known as crude oil – where is it taken to in order to be processed?

• Distillery

• Smelter

• Refinery

• Factory

From each barrel of oil, enough petrol can be produced to keep a medium-sized car going for how many miles?

• 80 miles

• 120 miles

• 200 miles

• 280 miles

From each barrel of oil, how many containers of camping gas can be filled?

• 12

• 24

• 40

• 120

From each barrel of oil, how many kilowatt hours of electricity can be generated?

• Around 30

• Around 20

• Around 50

• Around 70

Once a barrel of oil has been processed, refined oil is separated off and petrochemical raw materials are left behind. What number of plastic cups could be created from this?

• 65

• 650

• 1300

• 6500

What was the reason why it stopped refining?

• The company moved the process to a different plant.

• The price of oil dropped.

• The plant was outdated and too expensive to update.

• There was an accident and the plant was closed.

True or False: Oil deposits are spread unevenly across the world.

• True

• False

What type of rock is ideal for the storage of oil beneath the ocean floor?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Any type of rock will do

True or False: Tropical plants are turned into fossil fuels as a result of tremendous heat and pressure.

• True

• False