MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

SECONDARY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME

GRADE 11

CHEMISTRY

Week 1 - Worksheet 2

1. The branch of Chemistry that deals with the study of carbon-containing compounds is
called _____________ Chemistry.
a) Analytic
b) Inorganic
c) Organic
d) Physical

2. Petroleum is ___________
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Semi-solid

3. Petroleum and Natural Gas are used to:

I. Electricity Generation
II. Making Plastics
III. As a building material for houses
a) III only
b) I and II only
c) I and III only
d) I, II and III

4. The fraction that remains at the bottom of the fractionating tower after fractional distillation
of crude oil is known as
a) Naphtha
b) Kerosene
c) Bitumen
d) Petrol
 5. In hydrocarbon cracking, the ________________ bonds are broken.
a) Carbon-Hydrogen
b) Hydrogen-Hydrogen
c) Carbon-Carbon
d) Hydrogen-Oxygen

Fill in the blanks.

Petroleum can be separated into its different components through the process of
________________________________. In this process, __________________ are removed.
One use of Naphtha is ________________.
One use of Kerosene is __________________.
Thermal Cracking uses high ________________ and high __________________.
In Catalytic Cracking, a ________________ is involved in order to break the _________ chain
hydrocarbons.
 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

SECONDARY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME

GRADE 11

CHEMISTRY

Week 1: Worksheet 2 - Answer sheet

1. The branch of Chemistry that deals with the study of carbon-containing compounds is
called _____________ Chemistry.
a) Analytic
b) Inorganic
c) Organic
d) Physical

2. Petroleum is extracted in a ___________ state.

a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Semi-solid

3. Petroleum and Natural Gas are used to:

I. Electricity Generation
II. Making Plastics
III. As a building material for houses
a) III only
b) I and II only
c) I and III only
d) I, II and III

4. The fraction that remains at the bottom of the fractionating tower after fractional distillation
of crude oil is known as_________________.
a) Naphtha
b) Kerosene
c) Bitumen
d) Petrol

5. In hydrocarbon cracking, the ________________ bonds are broken.

a) Carbon-Hydrogen
 b) Hydrogen-Hydrogen
c) Carbon-Carbon
d) Hydrogen-Oxygen

Fill in the blanks.

Petroleum can be separated into its different components through the process of Fractional
Distillation. In this process, impurities are removed.
One use of Naphtha is in chemical production.
One use of Kerosene is jet fuel.
Thermal Cracking uses high temperatures and high pressures.
In Catalytic Cracking, a catalyst is involved in order to break the long-chain hydrocarbons.