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Petroleum Unit Test Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following describes petroleum formation?

a)

When dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago, their bodies decayed to become petroleum.

b)

Petroleum is renewable over human lifetimes.

c)

It takes hundreds of millions of years for petroleum to form.

d)

Petroleum only formed in cold places such as Canada.

2.

What is a renewable resource?

a)

There is a limited supply of the resource

b)

There is an endless supply of the resource

3.

What is petroleum made up of?

a)

Dinosaur Fossils

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Hydrocarbons

d)

Just hydrogen molecules

4.

The smallest hydrocarbon in existence is:

a)

Ethane

b)

Methane

c)

Butane

d)

Octane

5.

What is the Chemical Formula for Methane?

a)

C₂H₆

b)

C₆H₁₄

c)

C₃H₈

d)

CH₄

6.

A molecule is two or more atoms held together by:

a)

A protein

b)

Chemical Bonds

c)

Bonds

d)

Hydrogren

7.

A cross-link is:

a)

A light hydrocarbon refined from petroleum that is used to make plastics.

b)

The ability of a substance to flow.

c)

A bond that links one polymer chain to another.

d)

An atom or small molecule that can bond chemically with other molecules to form a large molecule.

e)

A large molecule made up of many repeating subunits (monomers) that are chemically bonded together.

8.

A monomer is:

a)

A light hydrocarbon refined from petroleum that is used to make plastics.

b)

The ability of a substance to flow.

c)

A bond that links one polymer chain to another.

d)

An atom or small molecule that can bond chemically with other molecules to form a large molecule.

e)

A large molecule made up of many repeating subunits (monomers) that are chemically bonded together.

9.

A naphtha is:

a)

A light hydrocarbon refined from petroleum that is used to make plastics.

b)

The ability of a substance to flow.

c)

A bond that links one polymer chain to another.

d)

An atom or small molecule that can bond chemically with other molecules to form a large molecule.

e)

A large molecule made up of many repeating subunits (monomers) that are chemically bonded together.

10.

A polymer is:

a)

A light hydrocarbon refined from petroleum that is used to make plastics.

b)

The ability of a substance to flow.

c)

A bond that links one polymer chain to another.

d)

An atom or small molecule that can bond chemically with other molecules to form a large molecule.

e)

A large molecule made up of many repeating subunits (monomers) that are chemically bonded together.

11.

A viscosity is:

a)

A light hydrocarbon refined from petroleum that is used to make plastics.

b)

The ability of a substance to flow.

c)

A bond that links one polymer chain to another.

d)

An atom or small molecule that can bond chemically with other molecules to form a large molecule.

e)

A large molecule made up of many repeating subunits (monomers) that are chemically bonded together.

12.

Name the above polymer

a)

Propylene

b)

Ethylene

c)

Polyethylene

d)

Polypropylene

13.

Name the above polymer

a)

Propylene

b)

Ethylene

c)

Polyethylene

d)

Polypropylene

14.

How many bonds does carbon ALWAYS form?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

4

d)

2

15.

What does AQI stand for?

a)

Animal Quality Index

b)

Air Question Index

c)

Air Quality Index

d)

Air Quality Information

16.

Distillation is:

a)

A method of separating the different chemicals present in a liquid

b)

A method of adding chemicals to a liquid.

c)

A method of separating Hydrogens and Carbons

d)

A method of combining Hydrocarbons

17.

Why do we need to put petroleum through a distillation refinery?

a)

To take out the impurities

b)

To turn it into a gas

c)

To separate out the different hydrocarbons

d)

To transform it into a solid

18.

What is the last step in petroleum distillation?

a)

The liquid is heated

b)

The hot gas travels through a tube and begins to cool

c)

The cool gas returns to liquid form and can be collected

d)

One of the chemicals it contains becomes a gas.