Water and Oil Quiz 21/3

What is the practice of using small pipes that slowly drip water just above ground called?

• Desalination

• Fossil water

• Drip irrigation

• Refinery

What is the term for water that has been in an aquifer for long periods of time?

• Crude oil

• Refinery

• Desalination

• Fossil water

What is the process of removing salt from ocean water known as?

• Drip irrigation

• Fossil water

• Crude oil

• Desalination

What is crude oil?

• Water that has been in an aquifer for long periods of time

• Petroleum that has not been processed

• The practice of using small pipes that slowly drip water just above ground

• A place where crude oil is converted into useful products

What is a refinery?

• A place where salt is removed from ocean water

• A practice of irrigating crops with small pipes

• Water that has been stored in an aquifer for a long time

• A place where crude oil is converted into useful products

What is desalination?

• The process of removing oil from underground pools

• The treatment of waste water for agriculture

• The removal of salt from ocean water

• A technique to conserve water in the root zone

What is fossil water?

• Water that contains fossils of ancient plants and animals

• Water from aquifers that is not likely to be replaced

• Water that is used in the process of refining oil

• Water that has been contaminated with hydrocarbons

Why is Southwest Asia economically important?

• It has the largest reserves of fresh water

• It contains about half of the world's petroleum reserves

• It is the leading supplier of desalination technology

• It has the most advanced agricultural systems

What is crude oil?

• Oil that has been refined into gasoline and heating oil

• Oil that is trapped in the microscopic pores of rock

• Oil that has been processed at a refinery

• Oil that is transported through pipelines

What is the purpose of a refinery?

• To remove salt from crude oil

• To conserve water used in oil production

• To convert crude oil into useful products

• To extract oil from underground pools