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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels

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






2. Fuel for cars






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






4. Intermediate between hard coal and peat






5. Peat - formed from plants.






6. 125000 Btu per gallon






7. Methane produced by the action of microorganisms on waste in landfills






8. Remaining oil is made more fluid so as to bring it up more easily. Brings up another 5-15% of the supply - but is much more costly.






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






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

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






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






13. Oil with little or no sulfur






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






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






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






17. Unrefined oil. May appear thick and brown or black - or clear.






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






19. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.






20. 70%-90% methane - and small proportions of ethane - propane - and butane. Some carbon dioxide. Trace amounts of other gases.






21. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen






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






23. 1 Btu = 1055 J






24. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale






25. For heating - cooking - and making plastics






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






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






28. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content






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






30. Energy






31. Fuel for jets and tractors






32. Reserves that are not as well known or characterized as proved reserves






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






34. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.






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






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






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






38. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury






39. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh






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






41. An industrial fuel - also used to make petroleum products






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






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






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






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






46. Salt or cemented sandstone






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






48. Soft coal - with the highest energy content






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






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