Vocab
Oil Importance
History
Where and why
Miscellaneous
100
A strong liquid obtained from petroleum, especially for use as a fuel. Oil? Gas? Petroleum?
What is oil
100
How has oil changed the Middle East region? Opening up many job opportunities? Polluting the area? Derrick?
What is opening up many job opportunities
100
What year was oil discovered in the Middle East? 1704? 1908? 1825?
What is 1908
100
What are some Middle Eastern countries oil is located in? -Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria? -Egypt, Japan, Saudi Arabia? - Russia, Europe, Iraq?
What is Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria
100
How many barrels of oil does Saudi Arabia distribute in a year? 130 million barrels? 340 million barrels? 156 billion barrels?
What is 130 million barrels
200
A manufacturing area where a substance is refined. Refinery? Dunkin Donuts? Hardware shop?
What is a refinery
200
One way oil is used for may be... Electricity? Feeding your cat? Building a house?
What is electricity
200
Who or whom discovered the oil? Antarctic company led by Donald Trump? British company led by William D'Arcy? European company led by François Hollande?
What is a British company led by William D'Acry
200
Why is there so much oil in Saudi Arabia? Dead organisms? Fossil fuels? Fertilized soil?
What are fossil fuels
200
What percentage of oil does the US depend from the Middle East. 17%? 35%? 82%?
What is 17%?
300
A kind of crane with a moving or lifting part that is used to lift heavy weights, especially on a ship. Salad dressing cruet? Refinery? Derrick?
What is a derrick
300
How do workers extract oil out of the ground? Digging a hole and scooping out the oil? Collecting oil out of oceans? Primary recovery, secondary recovery, and enhanced recovery?
What is primary recovery, secondary recovery, and enhanced recovery
300
On the date of December 21st, 1975, what historical event occurred? Terrorists kidnapped the king? Terrorists kidnapped the head Saudi oil minister? Terrorists had a tea party?
What is terrorists kidnapped the head Saudi oil minister
300
What revolution brought political instability and oil prices? World War ll? American Revolution? The Iranian Revolution?
What is the Iranian Revolution?
300
How much does one barrel of oil cost? $24 $52 $73
What is $52
400
Daily Double! A tool that uses underground pressure to bring fluids to the surface. Supertanker? Primary? Apple core?
What is a primary
400
What are gasoline and petroleum? The main things that oil produces? Types of iron? Amanda's best friend?
What are the main things that oil produces
400
The oil ministers of Arab countries announced the end of the oil ______ on the US. Happiness? Pollution? Embargo?
What is embargo
400
Where is the greatest amount of oil located in the Middle East? Saudi Arabia? Iraq? Lebanon?
What is Saudi Arabia
400
About how many feet underground was oil first found? 50 feet? 863 feet? 1,100 feet?
What is 1,100 feet?
500
A very large oil tanker, specifically one whose dead-weight capacity exceeds 75,000 tons. Oil truck? Brick house? Supertanker?
What is a supertanker
500
What are some products that we use in our daily lives made from oil? Crayons, plastics ,and tires? Markers, gum, and pencils? Water, metals, and cloth?
What are crayons, plastics ,and tires
500
The name of the largest oil field found in the world; located in Saudi Arabia is.... The Great Oil Field? Oil Field? Ghawar Field?
What is the Ghawar Field
500
What country in the Middle East has the most oil for their size? Cyprus? Iran? Kuwait?
What is Kuwait
500
What substance makes up 1/3 of crude oil? Gasoline? Copper? Petroleum?
What is Gasoline
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