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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels

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






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






3. For lubricating motors






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






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






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






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






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






9. Fuel for jets and tractors






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.






17. Salt or cemented sandstone






18. Fuel for cars






19. Soft coal - with the highest energy content






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

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21. 125000 Btu per gallon






22. 1 Btu = 1055 J






23. For heating - cooking - and making plastics






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






25. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu






26. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds






27. Traps formed by folding or faulting of rock layers






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






29. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.






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






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






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






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






40. Energy






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






42. Fuel for trucks






43. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content






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






45. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale






46. Intermediate between hard coal and peat






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






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






49. 70%-90% methane - and small proportions of ethane - propane - and butane. Some carbon dioxide. Trace amounts of other gases.






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