5.6 I can recall what crude oil is made from

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…. is a compound containing only hydrogen and carbon

b. What is crude oil made from? a mixture of many hydrocarbons

c. Define the word compound…. 2 or more compounds chemically combined forming a molecule

d. Define the word mixture….. more than 2 or more compounds/elements mixed 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? millions of years to form, [crude oil is made from bodies of tiny sea creatures/plants in plankton that died about 150million years ago]

e. Where does the energy in crude oil originally come from? Sun. Plants store the energy of the sunlight and animals eat these plants and stores energy which is trapped in the crude oil.

f. How is crude oil different from coal? Crude oil is a hydrocarbon and coal contains other elements+hydrocarbon.

g. Crude oil, coal and natural gas are collectively known as _____ fuels FOSSIL FUELS

h. How is crude oil transported when it is extracted from the ground? By Pipeline,Oil tanker.(Find a pocket of liquid oil under the ground, drill down to it, and pump it up.)