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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels

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






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






3. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds






4. 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.






5. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu






6. Intermediate between hard coal and peat






7. 125000 Btu per gallon






8. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps






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






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






11. Peat - formed from plants.






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






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






14. Salt or cemented sandstone






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






16. Under layers of sedimentary rock like limestone and shale - and over sandstone.






17. Fuel for trucks






18. A layer of cap rock that confines the oil and gas - must be impermeable.






19. For heating - cooking - and making plastics






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






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






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






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






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






25. Traps formed by folding or faulting of rock layers






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






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






28. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen






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






30. Soft coal - with the highest energy content






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






32. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.






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






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






35. 1 Btu = 1055 J






36. Fuel for jets and tractors






37. 70%-90% methane - and small proportions of ethane - propane - and butane. Some carbon dioxide. Trace amounts of other gases.






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






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






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

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41. Fuel for cars






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






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






44. Oil with little or no sulfur






45. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content






46. Energy






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






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






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






50. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury