Week 13 Energy Resources - Fossil Fuels
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CHAPTER 14
Energy Resources – Fossil Fuels (20 pts)
Important Concepts
1.
Fossil fuels are those energy sources that formed from
_____non renewable energy
sources__________________________
and they include oil, natural gas, and coal.(.5)
2.
All fossil fuels are nonrenewable energy resources, meaning that the processes by which they
form are
____extremely slow_______________
.(.5 pts)
3.
Liquid petroleum, or
_oil________
, comprised variety of liquid hydrocarbon compounds.(0.5 pts)
4.
Methane hydrates are
____a type of unconventional natural gas
resource________________________________________________
. (0.5 pts)
5.
______oil sands________________
are also known as tar sands. (0.5 pts)
6.
A large source of natural gas is
___shale gas_______________________
(0.5)which is extracted
from the earth by a controversial process called ___
_fracking___________
______________.
(0.5)
7.
____primary recovery______________
(0.5) is the recovery of oil using no techniques beyond
pumping while
__secondary recovery_________________________
is when water is pumped
into the reservoir. (0.5)
8.
The process of converting coal into a gas is called
____Gasification_____________________________
(0.5)
____coal
liquefaction______________________________
(0.5) is when coal is converted into a liquid.
Multiple Choice
1.
All of the following are problems in the development of oil shale in the U.S. as a viable
energy resource except
a.
extraction and processing technologies are not competitive with those of
conventional petroleum.
b.
environmental problems associated with the surface mining of oil shale.
c.
the problem of waste rock disposal.
d.
the low quality of the oil.
2.
Geopressurized natural gas may be deep underground in
a.
undiscovered caves.
b.
high-pressure metamorphic rock.
c.
hot salty groundwater.
d.
completely inaccessible deposits.
3.
Oil and gas migrate out of their source rocks and
a.
down to areas of higher pressure.
b.
upward toward the surface.
c.
laterally into impermeable rocks.
4.
Which is the highest grade and most carbon-rich coal?
a.
Peat
b.
Lignite
c.
Bituminous
d.
Anthracite
5.
Within which country are the largest proven reserves of natural gas located?
a.
Iraq
b.
Saudi Arabia
c.
Iran
d.
Russia
6.
Atmospheric pollution is the worst when
a.
coal is burned.
b.
natural gas is burned
c.
uranium undergoes fission in a nuclear reactor.
d.
geothermal heat is used to generate electricity.
7.
Using both primary and secondary petroleum recovery techniques, what proportion of the
oil in an oil field is usually pumped out?
a.
1/3
b.
2/3
c.
½
d.
all of it
8.
As heat and pressure act upon petroleum, it finally becomes
a.
oil.
b.
tar.
c.
natural gas.
d.
coal.
9.
Petroleum accounts for about ________ percent of the energy used in the United States.
a.
10
b.
25
c.
35
d.
75
10. Coal subjected to overly high temperatures will metamorphose into
a.
graphite.
b.
oil shale.
c.
tar sand.
d.
peat.
11. The largest recoverable U.S. energy reserve is
a.
petroleum.
b.
coal.
c.
natural gas.
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