Petroleum and Tar Sands

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Petroleum and Tar Sands

• Clare Bierman and Alyssa Stolmack
• APES Period 4
• Dr. E

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How it works
Oil Sand Extraction
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What is it best suited to do?
Alkene Plastics
Polyolefin Wax
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How realistic is it?
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For how long will we use it?
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Pros and Cons
versatile lighter cheaper
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Quiztime!

• 1. What are oil sands rich with?
• a. Water
• b. Bitumen
• c. Solid Waste
• d. Gasoline
• e. Tarsands, King of the Jungle

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Quiztime!

• 2. Which country holds the largest supply of
  Bitumen?
• a. Texas
• b. Saudi Arabia
• c. Canada
• d. Mexico
• e. Yemen
• f. America
• g. Kuwait
• h. Cambodia

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Quiztime!

• 3. All of these are uses for petroleum except
• a. Heating
• b. Machine lubrication
• c. Cooking appliances
• d. Solar panels
• e. Plastics
• f. Waxes

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Quiztime!

• 4. Which of these is false? Tar sands are
• a. Cheaper
• b. Lighter
• c. Delicious
• d. Versatile
• e. Energy inefficient to extract

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Bibliography

• www.usgreenchamber.com 
• http//science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/gre
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• science/oil-sands.htm
• http//www.oilsands.alberta.ca/oiluses.html
• http//www.daukpan.org.uk/node/9
• http//www.energy.alberta.ca/oilsands/791.asp
• http//www.vancouverobserver.com/blogs/climatesnap
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