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Producing Petroleum Products. Period Jan.25 th , 2012 skb. 1. What IS “Petroleum”?. Same as ‘crude oil’ Petro = rock in Greek. Oleum = oil in Greek. Petroleum= Rock Oil. Make 2 or 3 slides for your table. Save into your server folder.
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Producing Petroleum Products Period Jan.25th, 2012 skb
1. What IS “Petroleum”? • Same as ‘crude oil’ • Petro = rock in Greek. Oleum= oil in Greek. • Petroleum= Rock Oil. Make 2 or 3 slides for your table. • Save into your server folder. • When done, click on ‘student links’ on your desk top. • Find the “Share with a Friend” folder. Save your slides into the 8th Grade Science Folder in our period’s folder.
2. What are some products made from petroleum? (from “How are we connected to oil?”) • Rubber for tires, sports balls, condoms and shoe soles. • Polyester fiber for clothes • Nylon fiber for clothes and fishing line, dog bones • Paint (oil based paints) • Gasoline for cars • Airline fuel • Fuel oil for ships • Diesel for train and trucks. • Plastics for toys • Shaving cream • Lubricants ex. Motor oil • Pesticides, fertilizers • Ink • Chemicals for making pharmaceuticals.
4. Nations that Produce Petroleum • (Include a map)
7. Refining Petroleum into Fuels • (Which fuels and how?)
8. How Petroleum is made into Plastics • (what kinds of plastics come from petroleum)
11. Write a problem associated with oil you think is important and interesting on an index card.Post it on the front bulletin.