Sunday, May 1, 2011

5.6 I can recall what crude oil is made from

1.       Create a blog post titled "5.6 I can recall what crude oil is made from"
2.       Read pg 139 (down to word plastics) Chem 4 You
3.       Complete the following in a table with white text as the answer or as a rollover (no need for a table) and upload to your blog

a. Define the word hydrocarbon….
A hydrocarbon is a compound containing only hydrogen and carbon.
b. What is crude oil made from?
Crude oil is a mixture of many hydrocarbons.
c. Define the word compound….
A compound consists of two atoms or more different elements that are bonded together.
d. Define the word mixture…..
A mixture consists of two atoms or more different elements that are physical put together.

4.       Read pgs 140 & 141 Chem 4 You and add these to the table above

d. How long does crude oil take to make?
 It takes millions of years, around 150 million years.
e. Where does the energy in crude oil originally come from?
The dead sea creatures and plants died which is where we get crude oil from, but their energy originally came from the sun.
f. How is crude oil different from coal?
Coal is not a hydrocarbon unlike crude oil. Coal does not only consist of carbon and hydrogen. Coal is made from dead plants and trees buried beneath swamps while oil is made from layers of dead sea creatures and plants.
g. Crude oil, coal and natural gas are collectively known as _________ fuels
Crude oil, coal and natural gas are collectively known as FOSSIL fuels.
h. How is crude oil transported when it is extracted from the ground?
There are two ways of transporting crude oil from the oil field; by pipelines which the refinery needs to be pretty close or by oil tankers,giant shops used to carry oil everywhere around the world

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