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Introduction to NKB 30603

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rock formed from mud sand and organic matter that is compressed into layers

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

Ore

2.

Useful by-products from crude oil refinement such as plastics, paints and synthetic fibers

a)

Petrochemicals

b)

Coal

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Ore

3.

Petroleum is also known as:

a)

Coal

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Crude Oil

d)

Petcoke

4.

What is crude oil made of? (PICK TWO)

a)

Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Helium

e)

Carbon

5.
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
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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
9.

How many Carbon atoms must be in a hydrocarbon chain in order for it to be a liquid?

a)

1-4 C atoms

b)

5-16 C atoms

c)

17+ C atoms

10.

What is the world's primary (most used) energy source?

a)

Fossil Fuels

b)

Solar Power

c)

Geothermal Energy

d)

Biomass

11.
What is the difference between crude oil and petroleum
a)
Petroleum is a fossil fuel crude oil is not
b)
Petroleum is found in nature, crude oil is generated in industry
c)
Crude oil is made of dead plants/animals from millions of years ago petroleum is made of gases in the atmosphere
d)
Crude oil is a fossil fuel found in nature in luqid form, petroleum is generated from crude oil
12.

Which is a fuel obtained by crude oil?

a)

Diesel

b)

Jet Fuel

c)

Gasoline

d)

All are obtained from crude oil

13.

The smallest hydrocarbon in existence is:

a)

Ethane

b)

Methane

c)

Butane

d)

Octane

14.

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.

15.

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.

16.

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.

17.

the amount of open space in a rock relative to its overall volume

a)

permeability

b)

pressure

c)

biogenesis

d)

porosity

18.

how easily a fluid can move through a rock

a)

porosity

b)

pressure

c)

permeability

d)

biogenesis

19.

with what conditions can rocks trap fluids

a)

porous and permeable

b)

non porous and permeable

c)

porous and non permeable

d)

non porous and non permeable