Oil &Natural gas lab
In this lab you will see the effects on a lettuce, which we used as an example of a comparison of oil.
Purpose:
Replicate some (but not all) aspects of oil and natural gas formation.
Hypothesis: If more compression, then more oil will appear.
Materials:
Pre-Lab Questions:
1)What are some conditions required to be oil or natural gas production in the earth?
2) Approximately how long does it take oil o form?
It takes a lot of time, like about 2 hundred million years.
Method:
1) Measure two cups of lightly crushed iceberg lettuce.
2) Place one cup of lettuce in a ziplock bag and label the bag "warm".Place the other cup of lettuce in a ziplock back labeled "cold".
3)Distribute the lettuce along the bottom of each bag and roll the bags from the bottom to remove as much air is possible. Seal each bag tightly.
4)Unroll and observer each bag now and each bag now and each day for the next two weeks .
5) Place the bag labeled "cold" in a refrigerator .
6) Note the temperature of the refrigerator and room.
Purpose:
Replicate some (but not all) aspects of oil and natural gas formation.
Hypothesis: If more compression, then more oil will appear.
Materials:
- Bags
- Lettuce
- Measuring Beakers
- Refrigerator
- Markers
Pre-Lab Questions:
1)What are some conditions required to be oil or natural gas production in the earth?
- Death Photosynthetic materials
- Mud = Capping Rock
- Time
- Heat
- No Oxygen
- Pressure
2) Approximately how long does it take oil o form?
It takes a lot of time, like about 2 hundred million years.
Method:
1) Measure two cups of lightly crushed iceberg lettuce.
2) Place one cup of lettuce in a ziplock bag and label the bag "warm".Place the other cup of lettuce in a ziplock back labeled "cold".
3)Distribute the lettuce along the bottom of each bag and roll the bags from the bottom to remove as much air is possible. Seal each bag tightly.
4)Unroll and observer each bag now and each bag now and each day for the next two weeks .
5) Place the bag labeled "cold" in a refrigerator .
6) Note the temperature of the refrigerator and room.