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WorksheetsPetroleum
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 35mins
Which statement about petroleum is not correct?
It can be separated into useful substances by fractional distillation.
It consists mainly of hydrocarbons.
It is found underground in many parts of the world.
Its main use is for making lubricants and polishes.
Diesel, petrol and bitumen are all
fuels.
hydrocarbons.
lubricants.
waxes
Petroleum is a very important raw material that is separated into more useful products.
Which terms describe petroleum and the method used to separate it?
compound, cracking
compound, fractional distillation
mixture, cracking
mixture, fractional distillation
Which properties of the different compounds in petroleum enable its separation into fractions?
1 boiling point
2 chain length
3 chemical reactivity
4 solubility in water
1 and 2
1 and 3
2 and 4
3 and 4
Which method is used to obtain petrol from petroleum?
crystallisation
B diffusion
C filtration
D fractional distillation
Which fraction from the fractional distillation of petroleum does not match its correct use?
fuel oil, domestic heating
kerosene, jet fuel
naphtha, making roads
refinery gas, for heating and cooking
Petroleum is a mixture of hydrocarbons which can be separated into fractions using fractional distillation.
Which fraction is used as fuel in jet engines?
bitumen
gasoline
kerosene
naphtha
Which process does not involve oxidation?
A burning a fossil fuel
B conversion of iron from the blast furnace into steel
C distillation of crude oil
D rusting of iron
Which statement is not correct?
A Petroleum is a mixture of hydrocarbons.
B The main constituent of natural gas is ethane.
C The naphtha fraction of petroleum is used for making chemicals.
D When natural gas burns in air, carbon dioxide and water are formed.
Some of the fractions obtained from the fractional distillation of petroleum are used as fuels for vehicles.
Which two fractions are used as fuels for vehicles?
A bitumen fraction and gasoline fraction
B bitumen fraction and naphtha fraction
C gasoline fraction and kerosene fraction
D kerosene fraction and lubricating fraction
Fuel oil and naphtha are two fractions obtained from petroleum.
What are the major uses of these fractions?
jet fuel, making chemicals
jet fuel, making roads
ship fuel, making chemicals
ship fuel, making roads
Which substance has a main constituent that contains only one carbon atom per molecule?
A bitumen
B gasoline
C natural gas
D petroleum
A macromolecule is a very large molecule.
Macromolecules can be made by joining smaller molecules together.
This is called polymerisation.
Which row in the table describes the formation of a polymer?
ethane,poly(ethane)
ethene,poly(ethene)
ethane,poly(ethene)
ethene,poly(ethane)
Which process does not produce carbon dioxide?
A combustion of methane
B fermentation of sugar
C polymerisation of ethene
D respiration
Which statement about polymers is correct?
Addition polymers are all biodegradable.
Condensation polymers can all be hydrolysed to give amino acids.
Condensation polymers only exist in nature.
Forming addition polymers produces only one product.
A macromolecule is a very large molecule.
Macromolecules can be made by joining smaller molecules together.
This is called polymerisation.
Which row in the table describes the formation of a polymer?
ethane/ poly(ethane)
ethene/ poly(ethene)
ethane/ poly(ethene)
ethene/ poly(ethane)
Which process does not produce carbon dioxide?
Combustion of methane
Fermentation of sugar
Polymerisation of ethene
Respiration
Which two polymers have the same linkages bonding the monomers together?
Nylon and complex carbohydrate
Nylon and protein
Terylene and complex carbohydrate
Terylene and protein
Polyesters and polyamides are types of synthetic polymer. Which statements are correct?
- 1. They are made by addition polymerisation.
- 2. They are made by condensation polymerisation.
- 3. The monomers from which they are made are unsaturated hydrocarbons.
- 4. The monomers from which they are made contain reactive functional groups at their ends.
1 and 3
1 and 4
2 and 3
2 and 4
