Worksheetsoil year 6
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
where is the oil likely to form?
a)
in stagnant water with lots of plankton
b)
in salt water with lots of plankton
c)
in stagnant water with lots of plankton
d)
None of the answers
2.
what is plankton?
a)
microscopic plant matter
b)
microscopic animal matter
c)
microscopic plant or animal matter
d)
None of the answers
3.
what happens to the plankton when it dies?
a)
it gets eaten by the fish and the birds
b)
it sinks to the bottom of the water
c)
the waves wash it away
d)
None of the answers
4.
sediment collects on top of the dead plankton and......
a)
...it turns the matter into black shale
b)
...it compresses the matter and raises the temperature
c)
Both
d)
None of them
5.
what is produced when the black shake reaches 90 degrees Celsius?
a)
coal
b)
gas
c)
oil
d)
none of them
6.
what is produced when the black shale reaches 150 degrees Celsius?
a)
kerogen
b)
oil
c)
gas
d)
none of them
7.
what sort of rock could store oil or gas inside it?
a)
permeable
b)
porous
c)
hard
d)
none of them
8.
what kind of rock would trap oil underneath it in a reservoir?
a)
permeable
b)
hard
c)
porous
d)
none of them
9.
what is permeable rock?
a)
rock that allows liquid to pass through
b)
rock that allows gas to pass through
c)
rock that allows liquid or gas to pass through it
d)
none of the above
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