Crude Oil Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- fractional distillation: the main process used to separate crude oil into different fractions.
- petrol: the fraction used as fuel for cars.
- cracking: a type of reaction used to break long hydrocarbons into smaller, more useful molecules.
- polymers: large molecules made from many smaller units called monomers.
- bitumen: the thickest and heaviest fraction obtained from crude oil.
- polyethene: a polymer made from ethene, commonly used in plastic bags.
- crude oil: the raw material used to make fuels and plastics.
- alkane: the simplest type of hydrocarbon, containing only single bonds.
- kerosene: a fraction used in jet fuel.
- monomer: the smallest unit that joins together to form a polymer.
