Tuesday, April 26, 2011

5.6 I can recall what crude oil is made from

a. Define the word hydrocarbon?
A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon
b. Crude oil is made mixture of many hydrocarbon
crude oil is made of many hydrocarbon



c. What is crude oil made from?
 bodies of tiny sea creatures and plants and plankton that died
d. How long does it take to make?
 150 million years
e. Where does the energy originally come from?
 the Sun
f. How is crude oil different from coal?
 crude oil was formed from tiny animals and plants which lived in the sea, whereas choal came from trees and ferns that died and were buried beaneath the swamps
g. Crude oil, coal and natural gas are collectively known as _________ fuels
 fossil

h. How is crude oil transported when it is extracted from the ground?
By  pipeline or oil tanker

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