Year 9 Science · Unit 2 · Lesson 15

Hydrocarbon Products and Energy Transition

Foundation Worksheet

Name
Date
Class

Learning Goals

Warm Up

Odd one out

Circle the item that does not belong in each group. Then write the odd one out and explain why it doesn't fit in the answer column.

#GroupOdd one out + reason
1 Plastic    Nylon    Asphalt    Solar panel
2 Coal    Crude oil    Natural gas    Hydrogen from electrolysis
3 Replacing fuels    Replacing plastics feedstock    Reducing CO₂ emissions    Discovering new fossil fuel reserves

Your Turn

True or False? Fix the false ones

Circle T or F for each statement. If the statement is false, rewrite it correctly on the line below.

Crude oil is used only as a fuel source.

Correct it:

T
F

Replacing fossil fuels with renewables for electricity generation is easier than replacing petrochemical feedstocks for plastics and chemicals.

Correct it:

T
F

Catalytic cracking uses a zeolite catalyst to break long hydrocarbon chains into shorter, more useful ones at lower temperatures than thermal cracking.

Correct it:

T
F

Cracking always produces alkanes as its only products, no alkenes are formed.

Correct it:

T
F

Ethene produced by cracking can be polymerised to make polyethylene.

Correct it:

T
F

Show What You Know

1. Name TWO products made from crude oil that are used as feedstocks (not burned as fuels). For each product, state what it is made into.

Recall 2 marks

2. What is the energy transition? Name TWO types of renewable energy that could replace fossil fuels for generating electricity.

Recall 2 marks

Wrap Up

In one sentence, what was the main idea of this lesson?

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