Pre- Lab Questions:
1. What are some conditions required for there to be oil or natural gas production in the earth?
2. Approximately how long does it take oil to form?
200 million years
Materials:
1. Lettuce
2. Measuring cup
3. Ziplock
4. Refrigerator
5. Markers
6. Thermometer
Procedure:
1. Measure two cups of lightly crushed iceberg lettuce
2. Place one cup of lettuce in a ziplock bag and label the "warm". Do the same for the other cup of lettuce and label it "cold".
3. Distribute the lettuce along the bottom of each bag and roll them to remove as much air as possible. Seal each bag.
4. Unroll and observe each bag now and each day for the next two weeks. See the observations lab sheet.
5. Place the bag labeled "cold" in the fridge.
6. Note the temperature of the temperature of the fridge and the room.
1. What are some conditions required for there to be oil or natural gas production in the earth?
2. Approximately how long does it take oil to form?
200 million years
Materials:
1. Lettuce
2. Measuring cup
3. Ziplock
4. Refrigerator
5. Markers
6. Thermometer
Procedure:
1. Measure two cups of lightly crushed iceberg lettuce
2. Place one cup of lettuce in a ziplock bag and label the "warm". Do the same for the other cup of lettuce and label it "cold".
3. Distribute the lettuce along the bottom of each bag and roll them to remove as much air as possible. Seal each bag.
4. Unroll and observe each bag now and each day for the next two weeks. See the observations lab sheet.
5. Place the bag labeled "cold" in the fridge.
6. Note the temperature of the temperature of the fridge and the room.
Day Number Warm Bag Observations Cold Bag Observations
1 9 cm. 9 1/2 cm.
7 14 cm. 15 cm.
13 13 cm. 17 cm.
15 12 cm. 14 cm.
1 9 cm. 9 1/2 cm.
7 14 cm. 15 cm.
13 13 cm. 17 cm.
15 12 cm. 14 cm.
Lab Questions:
1. What conditions required for oil or natural gas to form are being reproduced in this lab?
The conditions needed are the refrigerator and an area in room temperature. They put all the warm-labeled lettuce in the room temperature and the cold-labeled lettuce into the fridge.
2. What changes did you observe?
After getting the bags back, my table and I noticed that the warm lettuce turned into a big bag of brown lettuce. The cold lettuce still looked fresh as the day we put it in.
3. What do you expect caused these changes?
I knew it was from putting them in different locations. The cold bag was preserved in the fridge while the warm bag was left outside with nothing.
4. Was there any differences between the "warm" and "cold" bag? How do you think this relates to oil and natural gas formation?
Yes there was a difference. This relates to oil and natural gas formation by
1. What conditions required for oil or natural gas to form are being reproduced in this lab?
The conditions needed are the refrigerator and an area in room temperature. They put all the warm-labeled lettuce in the room temperature and the cold-labeled lettuce into the fridge.
2. What changes did you observe?
After getting the bags back, my table and I noticed that the warm lettuce turned into a big bag of brown lettuce. The cold lettuce still looked fresh as the day we put it in.
3. What do you expect caused these changes?
I knew it was from putting them in different locations. The cold bag was preserved in the fridge while the warm bag was left outside with nothing.
4. Was there any differences between the "warm" and "cold" bag? How do you think this relates to oil and natural gas formation?
Yes there was a difference. This relates to oil and natural gas formation by