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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury






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






3. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale






4. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content






5. 1 Btu = 1055 J






6. For heating - cooking - and making plastics






7. Salt or cemented sandstone






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






9. Intermediate between hard coal and peat






10. Soft coal - with the highest energy content






11. Energy






12. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.






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






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






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






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






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






18. For lubricating motors






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






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






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






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






23. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu






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






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






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






27. Fuel for cars






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






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






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






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






32. 125000 Btu per gallon






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






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






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






36. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen






37. The process of drilling for oil and pumping it out. Accounts for 5-15% of the supply.






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






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






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






41. Traps formed by folding or faulting of rock layers






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






43. 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.






44. Fuel for jets and tractors






45. Fuel for trucks






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






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






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






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






50. Oil with little or no sulfur