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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels

Subjects : cset, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Salt or cemented sandstone






2. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury






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






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






5. Oil with little or no sulfur






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.






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






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






14. Fuel for jets and tractors






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






16. 1 Btu = 1055 J






17. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu






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






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


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






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






22. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale






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






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






25. 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.






26. For heating - cooking - and making plastics






27. Intermediate between hard coal and peat






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






29. Peat - formed from plants.






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






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






32. Fuel for trucks






33. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.






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






35. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps






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






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






38. Energy






39. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds






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






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






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






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






44. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen






45. For lubricating motors






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






47. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content






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






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






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






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