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WorksheetsPetroleum Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 27mins
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Class
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1.
The step needed for sea plants and animals to become hydrocarbons is
a)
enormous heat and pressure
b)
shallow burial by sediments
c)
refining and processing
d)
drilling and distillation
2.
The job of an oil refinery is to
a)
transport the crude from the drill site
b)
separate crude into various types of fuel
c)
pump crude oil up to the surface
d)
mix separate types of fuel into crude
3.
Distillation occurs where crude oil is separated into fuels by
a)
mixing it with corn starch and letting it settle
b)
putting it under intense pressure until it becomes solid
c)
heating it to different boiling points
d)
removing the sulfur particles from it
4.
Aside from distillation, refineries also are responsible for
a)
removing sulfur air pollutants
b)
shipping it to individual has stations
c)
setting the price of gasoline
5.
Crude and refined oil is transported around the US mainly by
a)
trains (20 mi/hr)
b)
pipelines (5 mi/hr)
c)
airplanes (500 mi/hr)
d)
tankers (70 mi/hr)
6.
Most of the barrel of crude oil is refined into
a)
jet fuel & heating oil
b)
diesel & liquefied gas
c)
gasoline & jet fuel
d)
diesel & gasoline
7.
ALL of these are steps that ensure US energy security (and reduce the impact of high oil prices), EXCEPT:
a)
design more fuel-efficient autos
b)
invade and takeover OPEC countries
c)
drill for more crude oil in US regions
d)
use other types of fuels for daily activities
8.
Which of these countries is NOT a member of OPEC?
a)
Venezuela
b)
Iraq
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Mexico
9.
The top 2 crude oil producing US states are
a)
Michigan and California
b)
Alaska and Texas
c)
Florida and Washington
d)
Oklahoma and Kansas
10.
Drilling, refining, and using petroleum is responsible for which environmental hazard?
a)
air pollution
b)
water pollution
c)
groundwater pollution
d)
all 3 types of pollution
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