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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels

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






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






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






4. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh






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






6. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale






7. For heating - cooking - and making plastics






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. For lubricating motors






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






16. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content






17. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury






18. 125000 Btu per gallon






19. Intermediate between hard coal and peat






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






21. Fuel for trucks






22. Soft coal - with the highest energy content






23. 70%-90% methane - and small proportions of ethane - propane - and butane. Some carbon dioxide. Trace amounts of other gases.






24. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen






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






26. Energy






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






28. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.






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






30. Oil with little or no sulfur






31. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds






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






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






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






35. Salt or cemented sandstone






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






37. Fuel for jets and tractors






38. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps






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






40. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu






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






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






50. 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.







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