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Fuels and crude oil

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main component of natural gas?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Methane

d)

Nitrogen

2.

Petroleum is a

a)

mixture of metal and another element

b)

mixture of hydrocarbons

c)

pure compound

d)

pure element

3.

What is the formula for methane?

a)

CH4

b)

CH2

c)

C2H4

d)

CH4

4.

Petroleum can be separated using

a)

fractional distillation

b)

simple distillation

c)

filtration

d)

crystallisation

5.

Crude oil can be separated because the different fractions have different

a)

boiling points

b)

melting points

c)

densities

d)

masses

6.

The fraction with the lowest boiling point is collected at which part of the fractionating column?

a)

Top

b)

Middle

c)

Bottom

7.

Which of the following is naphtha used for?

a)

chemical feedstock for petrochemical industry

b)

fuel in motorcars

c)

fuel for aircraft engines

d)

to make polishes and waxes

8.

Which of the following is lubricating oil used for?

a)

chemical feedstock for petrochemical industry

b)

fuel in motorcars

c)

fuel for aircraft engines

d)

to make polishes and waxes

9.

Which of the following is paraffin used for?

a)

chemical feedstock for petrochemical industry

b)

fuel in motorcars

c)

fuel for aircraft engines

d)

to make polishes and waxes

10.

What is bitumen used for?

a)

to surface roads

b)

fuel for cooking

c)

chemical feedstock

d)

to make polishes and waxes

11.

What is a hydrocarbon?

a)

a mixture of hydrogen and carbon

b)

a compound made up of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen atoms

c)

a compound made up of hydrogen and carbon atoms only

d)

a mixture of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen atoms

12.

Which gas is produced during incomplete combustion?

a)

carbon monoxide

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

d)

oxygen

13.

Hydrocarbons react with excess oxygen to form

a)

carbon dioxide and water vapour

b)

salt and water

c)

carbon monoxide and soot

d)

metal hydroxide and hydrogen

14.

Which of these has the highest boiling point?

a)

bitumen

b)

naphtha

c)

paraffin

d)

lubricating oil

15.

When there is insufficient supply of oxygen, which of the following reaction occurs?

a)

Complete combustion

b)

Incomplete combustion

c)

Neutralisation

d)

Displacement