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Science - Y5 – God’s Amazing Matters – week 17 - answers

Refining oil: - Crude oil is taken to the refinery. Oil has to be separated out by being

heated until it is almost a vapour. The vapour rises then cools and condenses.

Different parts are drawn off to become: -
• Petrol used for vehicles
• Kerosene used for oil heaters and lights

• Diesel oil for trains, coaches and cars

Other oil products: - Eg plastics, paint, clothes, tyres, drink cartons, telephones,

rubber gloves, toothbrushes, shoes, socks, umbrellas, garden chairs, insecticides,

snorkels, hoses, builders’ helmets

Oil in the world: - The main oil-producing areas are:-

• Middle East
• Russia
• America
• Africa
• Indonesia
• UK – North Sea

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