Crude oil (AQA GCSE Chemistry): Quizzes
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What does crude oil form from over millions of years?
What does crude oil form from over millions of years?
Dead sea creatures
What two elements are hydrocarbon molecules made of?
What two elements are hydrocarbon molecules made of?
Carbon and hydrogen only
How is crude oil extracted from underground rocks?
How is crude oil extracted from underground rocks?
By drilling holes
Where do the smallest molecules collect in a fractionating column?
Where do the smallest molecules collect in a fractionating column?
At the top
What happens to boiling points as molecules get larger?
What happens to boiling points as molecules get larger?
They increase
Which fraction is collected at the bottom of the fractionating column?
Which fraction is collected at the bottom of the fractionating column?
Heavy fuel oil
What is kerosene used as fuel for?
What is kerosene used as fuel for?
Jet engines
Which vehicles commonly use diesel fuel?
Which vehicles commonly use diesel fuel?
Trucks and some cars
What does the petrochemical industry make from crude oil fractions?
What does the petrochemical industry make from crude oil fractions?
Plastics
Why is crude oil described as a finite resource?
Why is crude oil described as a finite resource?
Once used up, there won't be any more
Which crude oil product is used as a solvent?
Which crude oil product is used as a solvent?
Solvents (petrochemical products)