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Fossil Fuels

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 26mins

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1.

The diagram shows a section of an oil refinery which separates crude oil into useful fractions.

The diagram shows a section of an oil refinery which separates crude oil into useful fractions.


Which row describes a correct use for each fraction X, Y and Z?

a)

X: fuel for cooking

Y: making petrochemicals

Z: making polishes

b)

X: fuel for cooking

Y: making polishes

Z: making petrochemicals

c)

X: fuel for heating

Y: fuel for aircraft engines

Z: making polishes

d)

X: fuel for buses

Y: fuel for heating

Z: making polishes

2.

Natural gas is mostly made of (a)   .

3.

Why is bitumen found at the bottom of the column?

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4.

Is lubricating oil pure?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

Describe a simple laboratory test to confirm if lubricating oil is not pure.

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6.

Select the fractions of the petroleum.

a)

Kerosene

b)

Gasoline

c)

Petroleum Gas

d)

Ethanol

e)

Naphtha

7.

Spell the fraction that can be used for making medicine.

(a)  

8.

Describe how crude oil is separated into its fractions.

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9.

Select the apparatus that is required for separation of crude oil.

a)

fractional column

b)

furnace

c)

ice

d)

fractionating column

10.
What are the 3 main fossil fuels?
a)
A. Coal, oil, and vegetable oil. 
b)
B. Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
c)
C. Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
d)
D. Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources
11.

All of these are related to the formation of oil or natural gas EXCEPT:

a)

A. Decomposed Animals

b)

B. Decayed Plants

c)

C. Active Volcanoes

12.
What had to be applied in order to make buried organic matter into fossil fuels?
a)
A. Industrial Pollution
b)
B. Ocean Currents
c)
C. Volcanic Activity
d)
D. Heat and pressure
13.

The liquid form of fossil fuels is ___.

a)

coal

b)

petroleum

c)

natural gas

d)

gasoline

14.

The solid form of fossil fuels is _______.

a)

petroleum

b)

crude oil

c)

natural gas

d)

coal

15.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE of fossil fuels?

a)

They are non-renewable.

b)

They produce harmful pollution.

c)

They can easily be replaced as they are used.

d)

They are inexpensive.

16.

When you heat your home or cook on your stove, you are most likely using _____.

a)

petroleum

b)

crude oil

c)

natural gas

d)

coal

17.

Natural gas and petroleum were both formed _____.

a)

in swamp lands.

b)

under ancient seas.

c)

on the surface of the oceans.

d)

underground.

18.

Why are fossils fuels so widely used?

a)

They are renewable so they won't run out.

b)

They pollution they produce is less compared to renewable energy sources.

c)

They are easy to obtain and process.

d)

They don't disrupt the environment when mined from the earth.

19.

How can we solve the high demand for fractions such as naphtha?

a)

cracking lighter fractions such as petroleum gas

b)

cracking heavier fractions such as bitumen or lubricating oil

c)

cracking hydrogen gas

20.

What are the possible effects of unrestricted use of petroleum?

a)

Increase emission of greenhouse gases.

b)

The supply of fossil fuels will increase.

c)

Mdm Nadiah's great grandchildren will not have any petroleum to use.

d)

Increase in harmful gases such as CO and unburnt hydrocarbons

21.

What is another name for crude oil?

(a)  

22.

What is the nickname for crude oil?

(a)