SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
cset
,
science
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Length of time US coal reserves are expected to last...
164 years
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Heavy crude oil
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
2. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively dense
Fluidized - bed combustion
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Heavy crude oil
Origin of coal
3. A type of sedimentary rock that - when heated - releases hydrocarbons.
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Oil Shale
Dry natural gas
4. Oil with little or no sulfur
Gasoline
Structural trap
Sweet crude oil
Energy content of gasoline
5. Unrefined mixture of methane - ethane - propane - and butane.
Wet natural gas
Indicated or probable reserves
Unconventional Natural Gas
Possible trap materials
6. Phytoplankton and zooplankton that accumulated in marine sediments beginning 300 million years ago
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Petroleum or oil
Heavy crude oil
Main origin of oil and natural gas
7. 125000 Btu per gallon
Sweet crude oil
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Energy content of gasoline
8. An industrial fuel - also used to make petroleum products
Fuel Oil
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Conversion of Btu to kWh
9. Unrefined oil. May appear thick and brown or black - or clear.
Gasoline
Crude oil
Conversion of Btu to Joules
LNG (liquified natural gas)
10. Peat - formed from plants.
Anthracite
Origin of coal
Composition of source rock
Reservoir bed
11. Methane produced by the action of microorganisms on waste in landfills
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Landfill gas
Gasoline
Therms
12. Raw material in the production of pain and fertilizer - steel - glass - paper - and other products.
Tertiary oil recovery
Primary oil recovery
Other uses of natural gas
Therms
13. For lubricating motors
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Lubricating Oil
Reserves
Main origin of oil and natural gas
14. Natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid to store and transport.
Lubricating Oil
Kerosene
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Source Rock
15. Sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
Fluidized - bed combustion
Diesel Oil
Sapropel
Crude oil
16. An emergency supply of crude oil created by the US government following the oil embargo of 1973-1974. Contains more than 700 million barrels.
Wet natural gas
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
17. Reserves that are not as well known or characterized as proved reserves
Main origin of oil and natural gas
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Demonstrated reserves
18. Burns coal at lower temperatures - reducing the production of nitrogen oxides - and making it easier to remove sulfur oxides.
Petroleum or oil
Origin of coal
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Fluidized - bed combustion
19. 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.
Uses of coal
Main origin of oil and natural gas
Demonstrated reserves
Secondary oil recovery
20. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps
Other uses of natural gas
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
Kerosene
Natural Gas
21. The layer of sediment where oil and gas originate.
Dry natural gas
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
Source Rock
Tertiary oil recovery
22. Coal is converted to a gas - making it easier to remove impurities.
Wet natural gas
Reservoir bed
Gasification of Coal
Possible trap materials
23. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Sapropel
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Gasoline
24. Formed by changes in rock type or sedimentary features that create a space where hydrocarbons are confined by impermeable layers
Stratigraphic trap
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
Fluidized - bed combustion
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
25. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.
Uses of coal
Dry natural gas
Reserves
US Consumption of Natural Gas
26. Salt or cemented sandstone
Energy content of gasoline
Gasification of Coal
Possible trap materials
Sweet crude oil
27. Energy
Conventional Natural Gas
Heavy crude oil
Demonstrated reserves
Therms
28. Under layers of sedimentary rock like limestone and shale - and over sandstone.
Tar sands or oil sands
Diesel Oil
Sweet crude oil
Sources of coal
29. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content
164 years
Anthracite
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Fluidized - bed combustion
30. 1 Btu = 1055 J
Units of measuring natural gas
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Demonstrated reserves
31. A mixture of hydrocarbons found in naturally occurring underground reservoirs
Sweet crude oil
Other uses of natural gas
Landfill gas
Natural Gas
32. Natural gas that exists in other forms - making it more difficult to extract.
Reserves
Unconventional Natural Gas
Anthracite
Indicated or probable reserves
33. Generate electricity - produce steel - plastics - synthetic fibers - fertilizers - and medicines
Uses of coal
Butane and propane
Demonstrated reserves
Landfill gas
34. Intermediate between hard coal and peat
Units of measuring natural gas
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
Heavy crude oil
35. Soft coal - with the highest energy content
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Natural Gas
Source Rock
Bituminous coal
36. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale
Composition of source rock
EROI
Light crude oil
Fuel Oil
37. Fuel for cars
Uses of coal
Energy content of gasoline
Units of measuring natural gas
Gasoline
38. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu
Anthracite
Gasoline
Conversion of Btu to Therms
CNG (compressed natural gas)
39. The process of drilling for oil and pumping it out. Accounts for 5-15% of the supply.
Stratigraphic trap
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Primary oil recovery
Dry natural gas
40. Fuel for jets and tractors
Composition of source rock
Gasification of Coal
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Kerosene
41. An arch of stratified rock - an important geological feature that may be associated with reserves of oil - a type of structural trap.
Source Rock
Composition of source rock
Crude oil
Anticline
42. Length of time global natural gas supply is expected to last.
Structural trap
400 years
Lubricating Oil
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
43. Traps formed by folding or faulting of rock layers
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Structural trap
Petroleum or oil
44. The ratio of the energy return to the energy invested.
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
Energy content of gasoline
Origin of coal
EROI
45. Cubic feet - volume - used when gas is at normal temperature and pressure - Dollars per volume in cubic feet - price
Uses of coal
Landfill gas
Units of measuring natural gas
Energy content of gasoline
46. A layer of relatively porous and permeable rock in which the oil and gas coming up from the source rock can reside.
Structural trap
Reservoir bed
Uses of coal
Diesel Oil
47. A layer of cap rock that confines the oil and gas - must be impermeable.
Light crude oil
Trap
Gasoline
Composition of source rock
48. Fuel for trucks
Crude oil
Reservoir bed
Diesel Oil
US Consumption of Natural Gas
49. Natural gas that has been compressed and stored at very high pressure in strong containers.
400 years
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Crude oil
50. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Kerosene