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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels

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1. The layer of sediment where oil and gas originate.






2. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury






3. Salt or cemented sandstone






4. Phytoplankton and zooplankton that accumulated in marine sediments beginning 300 million years ago






5. For heating - cooking - and making plastics






6. Fuel for jets and tractors






7. Burns coal at lower temperatures - reducing the production of nitrogen oxides - and making it easier to remove sulfur oxides.






8. A mixture of hydrocarbons found in naturally occurring underground reservoirs






9. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.






10. Length of time global natural gas supply is expected to last.






11. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps






12. Raw material in the production of pain and fertilizer - steel - glass - paper - and other products.






13. Energy






14. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.






15. Unrefined mixture of methane - ethane - propane - and butane.






16. Length of time US coal reserves are expected to last...






17. Natural gas that has been compressed and stored at very high pressure in strong containers.






18. An arch of stratified rock - an important geological feature that may be associated with reserves of oil - a type of structural trap.






19. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content






20. Consist of clay - sand - water and bitumen - a type of oil.






21. Natural gas that exists in other forms - making it more difficult to extract.






22. Formed by changes in rock type or sedimentary features that create a space where hydrocarbons are confined by impermeable layers






23. Coal is converted to a gas - making it easier to remove impurities.






24. The quantity of oil (or other energy resource) that exists and can be recovered under current operating and economic conditions.






25. Fraction of California's total energy requirements provided by natural gas

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26. Generate electricity - produce steel - plastics - synthetic fibers - fertilizers - and medicines






27. Natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid to store and transport.






28. 1 Btu = 1055 J






29. Fuel for cars






30. Reserves that can reasonably be expected to exist based on geological evidence and projections from proved reserves.






31. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively less dense






32. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu






33. Soft coal - with the highest energy content






34. Water or gas is injected into the reservoir to increase the pressure - bringing the oil to the surface. Begins when the oil no longer rises naturally to the surface. Accounts for 15-45% of the supply.






35. Cubic feet - volume - used when gas is at normal temperature and pressure - Dollars per volume in cubic feet - price






36. A type of sedimentary rock that - when heated - releases hydrocarbons.






37. Oil with little or no sulfur






38. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale






39. Sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans






40. Natural gas that flows to the surface from an underground reservoir when a well is dug.






41. An emergency supply of crude oil created by the US government following the oil embargo of 1973-1974. Contains more than 700 million barrels.






42. Source rock under a reservoir bed - under a trap.






43. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds






44. A layer of relatively porous and permeable rock in which the oil and gas coming up from the source rock can reside.






45. The ratio of the energy return to the energy invested.






46. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen






47. Peat - formed from plants.






48. Intermediate between hard coal and peat






49. Fuel for trucks






50. Energy to raise the temperature of 1 lb of water by 1 degree F at 1 atm.