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WorksheetsHistory of Petroleum
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the origin of the term 'petroleum'?
French word 'pierre' and Spanish word 'aceite'
Greek word 'petra' and Latin word 'oleum'
Arabic word 'petra' and Persian word 'oleum'
Italian word 'pietra' and German word 'öl'
How is petroleum classified?
As a hydrocarbon
As a carbohydrate
As a protein
As a vitamin
What is the main use of petroleum as mentioned in the text?
Nonrenewable energy source
Renewable energy source
Biodegradable material
Recyclable material
In which century did the first streets of Baghdad get paved with tar derived from petroleum?
Twelfth Century
Ninth Century
Sixteenth Century
Tenth Century
Where were the first commercial oil wells drilled according to the text?
Poland and Romania
Indonesia and Los Angeles
Russia and China
Saudi Arabia and Iran
Who used petroleum products in warfare according to the text?
Alexander the Great
Napoleon Bonaparte
Genghis Khan
Julius Caesar
Which empire led in crude oil production by the end of the nineteenth century?
Ottoman Empire
Mongol Empire
British Empire
Russian Empire
What was the first modern petroleum product refined according to the text?
Diesel
Jet fuel
Kerosene
Gasoline
Where were reports of petroleum product usage found in the sixteenth century?
Indonesia
India
Australia
Brazil
Who described oil pits near Babel in ancient times?
Herodotus
Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
By the end of the century, the ....................................... Empire led crude oil production.
Chinese
Russian
Britain
American
•Modern petroleum history began with.......................................... refining.
gas
crude
kerosene
all above
Portuguese Admiral Alfonso reported on petroleum utilization in ___________
Thailand
Malaysia
Indonesia
Japan
The first streets of Baghdad were paved with ______________
gas
oil
coal
tar
crude oil had been used since ancient times for _____________
to fill the tanks
medicine
food
to make weapons
Herodotus describing oil pits near_____________________
Babel
Hiroshima
Cairo
Algiers
