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Fuels and Crude Oil

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fuels can combust in air to form _______________________________.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

water

d)

carbon

2.

Combustion is an_____________ reaction.

a)

exothermic

b)

endothermic

3.

What term is used to describe organic compounds that contain only the elements carbon and hydrogen?

(a)  

4.

Crude oil is made up of:

a)

Ethane

b)

Butane

c)

A mixture of different hydrocarbons

d)

Extremely large hydrocarbons which are broken up once extracted

5.

A fraction of crude oil is made up of:

a)

Hydrocarbons of similar chain lengths

b)

Numbers

c)

Large hydrocarbons

d)

Alkenes only

6.

Different fractions in crude oil are separated by:

a)

Cracking

b)

Fractional Distillation

c)

Filtration

d)

Crystalisation

7.

Shorter hydrocarbons have:

a)

Higher boiling points

b)

Lower boiling points

8.
Petroleum and natural gas form from...
a)
strong winds
b)
cooled magma
c)
radioactive materials
d)
remains of plants and animals 
9.
Crude oil is also called what?
a)
biomass
b)
fossils
c)
coal
d)
petroleum
10.

Where do long chain hydrocarbons collect?

a)

At the top

b)

In the middle

c)

At the bottom

11.

Where do short chain hydrocarbons collect?

a)

At the top

b)

In the middle

c)

At the bottom

12.

What does viscosity tell you about a hydrocarbon?

a)

How easy it is to ignite

b)

How runny it is

c)

What is boiling point is

13.

The shorter the hydrocarbon, the more viscous it is

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What process happens at each level in the fractionating column?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Combustion

15.

What is natural gas mainly made up of?

(a)  

16.

Natural gas is usually transported in the gaseous state.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Boiling point increases as the number of carbon atoms increases.

a)

True

b)

False