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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels

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1. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh






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






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






4. 125000 Btu per gallon






5. Fuel for jets and tractors






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Traps formed by folding or faulting of rock layers






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. Fuel for cars






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






20. Fuel for trucks






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






22. Energy






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






24. Salt or cemented sandstone






25. 70%-90% methane - and small proportions of ethane - propane - and butane. Some carbon dioxide. Trace amounts of other gases.






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

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27. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen






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






29. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds






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






31. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content






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






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






34. Soft coal - with the highest energy content






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






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






37. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.






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






39. For heating - cooking - and making plastics






40. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury






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






42. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.






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






44. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps






45. Oil with little or no sulfur






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






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






48. Peat - formed from plants.






49. For lubricating motors






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