Formation of Oil
Uses of Oil
Gasoline, Jet Fuel, and Diesel
Chemistry of Gasoline
100
How many years does it take to create Gasoline?
millions of years
100
Used for manufacturing what?
Chemicals, rubber, and plastics
100
Is the energy density of Gasoline high or low?
high
100
Octane rating is a measure of?
performance
200
How is gasoline formed?
Decomposition of plant and animal matter
200
Oil produces what three types of fuel?
Gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel
200
Name two reasons why the use of fossil fuels is common.
Abundant, low cost
200
How many hydrocarbons are in gasoline?
over 500
300
What two forces cause dead plant and animal matter to become Oil?
Intense heat and pressure
300
Where does much of our oil come from?
Foreign Countries
300
Name the different types of vehicles powered by gasoline, jet fuel or diesel
Airplanes, cars, trains, boats, trucks
300
The higher the Octane number, the higher the ?
performance
400
Oil and gas deposits are buried under what?
Sand, Silt, and Rock
400
What percent of the nation's energy is supplied by Oil?
40%
400
What percent of US transportation uses fossil fuels?
96.7%
400
What hydrocarbon has an octane number of 100?
isooctane (2,2,4-trimethylpentane)
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