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Crude Oil
Unit 3 Section A
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Chemistry
10th Grade
05/28/2009

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Term
1 barrel of crude oil is equal to _____ gallons
Definition
42
Term
____ of every barrel of crude oil goes to finished gasoline
Definition
50%
Term
________ is chemical building blocks
Definition
Feed stock
Term
What are the lightest hydrocarbons?
Definition
Gases
Term
The estimated age of our current oil supply is _____ million years old
Definition
112
Term
The seperation of liquid substances according to their differing boiling points is called
Definition
Distillation
Term
The nasty black residue left after everything else is removed is called
Definition
Petroleum coke
Term
What gas is stored as a liquid but consumed as a gas
Definition
Propane
Term
The founder of Maybeline cosmetics observed his sister mixing ______ and _____ which she applied to her eyelashes to create the first mascara
Definition
Coal dust and Vaseline
Term
_____ is oils most abundant finished products
Definition
Plastic
Term
The most widely used alternative motor fuel in the US is
Definition
Propane
Term
PVC =
Definition
Polyvinhl Chloride
Term
_____ are designed to prevent wear
Definition
Lubricants
Term
Thickness
Definition
Viscosity
Term
_______ is is lubricant oil used to produce crayons, paintball and candle wax
Definition
Paraffin wax
Term
Food grade oil is also called ________ oil
Definition
Mineral
Term
In a fraction tower gasoline distills off at the
Definition
Near highest point between 40-200 degrees Celsius and 5-12 Carbon atoms
Term
Petroleum pumped from the ground is called
Definition
Crude oil
Term
List the four basic tasks of oil refineries
Definition
Distillation, Hydrocleaning, Cracking, Blending
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