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WorksheetsCrude Oil TB
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Crude oil is made up of:
Ethane
Butane
A mixture of different hydrocarbons
Extremely large hydrocarbons which are broken up once extracted
A fraction of crude oil is made up of:
Hydrocarbons of similar chain lengths
Numbers
Large hydrocarbons
Alkenes only
Different fractions in crude oil are separated by:
Cracking
Fractional Distillation
Filtration
Crystalisation
Shorter hydrocarbons have:
Higher boiling points
Lower boiling points
Petrol is used for:
Fuel in cars
Fuel in aircraft
Domestic heating and cooking
Road surfacing
Bitumen is used for:
Fuel for large ships and in some power stations
Roof and road surfacing
Fuel in aircraft
Fuel in cars
Where do long chain hydrocarbons collect?
At the top
In the middle
At the bottom
Where do short chain hydrocarbons collect?
At the top
In the middle
At the bottom
What process happens as the crude oil enters the fractionating column?
Evaporation
Condensation
Combustion
What process happens at each level in the fractionating column?
Evaporation
Condensation
Combustion
Fractional distillation separates crude oil based on the different __________ of the molecules in the mixture
melting point
boiling point
freezing point
chemical reactivity
