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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels

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1. Salt or cemented sandstone






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






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






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






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






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






7. Soft coal - with the highest energy content






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






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






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






11. Traps formed by folding or faulting of rock layers






12. For lubricating motors






13. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps






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






15. Peat - formed from plants.






16. Intermediate between hard coal and peat






17. Fuel for cars






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






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






20. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury






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






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






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






24. Oil with little or no sulfur






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






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






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






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






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






30. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.






31. 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.






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






33. For heating - cooking - and making plastics






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






35. 1 Btu = 1055 J






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

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






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






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






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






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






42. Fuel for jets and tractors






43. Fuel for trucks






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh






49. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content






50. Energy