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Petroleum quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one is one of the most dangerous ways of obtaining petroleum ?

a)

Steam Distillation

b)

Solvent Extraction

c)

Fracking

d)

CO2 Extraction

2.

Which country has the biggest finds of Petroleum ?

a)

Iraq

b)

Iran

c)

Canada

d)

Saudi Arabia

3.

What is fossil Fuels ?

a)

Dead organisms that are decomposing for over millions of years

b)

Organisms that died off and over time created fossil fuels

c)

Organisms that died over millions of years ago, rocks, sand, and silt were put on top of the organisms over time, helping them create what we call fossil fuels

d)

Dead animals that decomposed

4.

What is fracking ?

a)

It’s a way of obtaining fossil fuels

b)

Drilling down into the earth before a high pressure water is directed at a rock to release the gas inside

c)

Dead organisms being compressed and heated over years

d)

all of the above

5.

How many kilocalories does 1 kilogram of petroleum have ?

a)

1,000

b)

10,000

c)

100,000

d)

1,000,000

6.

One reason why petroleum is bad for the environment

a)

It’s limited

b)

It’s nonrenewable

c)

It causes greenhouse gasses

d)

It produces harmful chemicals

7.

Which one is true ?

a)

Petroleum produces more CO2

b)

Electricity can’t be produced with Petroleum

c)

A lot of wasted is created using Petroleum

d)

Petroleum is easily transported

8.

Which renewable source is better than Petroleum ?

a)

Solar

b)

Geothermal

c)

Biomass

d)

All of the above

9.

PLEASE WRITE THE ANSWER ON PAPER:

Explain why petroleum is harmful to the environment

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Is coal better than petroleum

a)

TRUE

b)

FLASE

c)

NONE