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PETROLEUM
Lesson 3 - Page 5

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PROBLEM: How can you extract oil and gas from different strata?

HYPOTHESIS:

MATERIALS: different types of oil (i.e., corn, oil, motor oil (different weights) and other liquids and 100 ml Graduated Cylinder

Exercise I. List the type of oil and then describe each one.

type of oil

feel

smell

color

comments

Exercise II. Use a 100 ml graduated cylinder and pour about 5-10 ml of oil into the cylinder and see which oil is the heaviest, lightest. First pour 10 ml of water into the bottom and slowly pour the rest. Draw and label the ordering of your liquids on another sheet.

Exercise III. Use a straw and a siphon bulb (or just siphon it with your mouth) and see if you can extract one of the layers. Describe if you were successful or not.

Exercise IV. Gently shake your graduated cylinder. What happens during and after 5 minutes?

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