Wyoming (Then WV, KY, and PA) - Answer-The top coal producing state in the us in 2010/2011 was...
Land based plants; temperature - Answer-What are important elements of coal formation?
Lithosphere; Atmosphere - Answer-Carbon is transferred from the_____ to the ____ during the extraction and b...
Resources Geology Exam 2-Questions
and Answers
Wyoming (Then WV, KY, and PA) - Answer-The top coal producing state in the us in
2010/2011 was...
Land based plants; temperature - Answer-What are important elements of coal
formation?
Lithosphere; Atmosphere - Answer-Carbon is transferred from the_____ to the ____
during the extraction and burning of fossil fuels.
Generation of electricity - Answer-What is coal mostly used for in the US?
Less than 3% - Answer-How much of the world's conventional oil reserves are in the
United Sates?
Petroleum - Answer-In 2010/2011 the largest source of Energy in the US was from;
Natural Gas - Answer-The likely dominant energy source for the US in 2025 will be?
Greater than 60% - Answer-How much of the World's conventional oil reserves are in
OPEC countries?
Heat/Steam - Answer-How are tar sands components separated?
causes less environmental impacts; is cheaper - Answer-Underground coal mining
when compared to surface mining of coal,
Developing countries - Answer-Where will most of the future energy consumption be
focused?
False - Answer-(T/F) Petroleum and/or Natural Gas is currently being produced in VA
using horizontal drilling and fracking technologies
The amount of usable energy attained minus the amount of energy needed to produce
that usable energy. - Answer-What is Net Energy?
False - Answer-(T/F) The net energy yield for conventional oil has increased over the
past 20 years.
False - Answer-(T/F) A disadvantage to consider for natural gas, coal, and petroleum
use is the release of sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxides when burned.
, True - Answer-(T/F) Natural gas deposits have a low Carbon to Hydrogen ratio
True - Answer-(T/F) An advantage to consider for natural gas use as an energy source
is the high net energy yield
True - Answer-(T/F) Efficiency and cost of photovoltaic cells over the past 10 years
have been decreasing
Petroleum - Answer-Primarily derived from plankton
Coal - Answer-Considered the dirtiest fossil fuel
Biomass - Answer-Wood is an example of this
10,90 - Answer-Approximate US renewable and nonrenewable energy use
The didn't bomb the oil supplies - Answer-What strategic mistake did Japan make when
they bombed Pearl Harbor?
Petroleum>Natural Gas>Coal>Nuclear - Answer-Order of our top 4 non-renewable
energy sources
respectively, 30%, 50%, 20% - Answer-Approximate US Energy use broken down
between transportation, commercial/industrial, and residential
Coal can be a big pollutant and natural gas is cheaper and generally cleaner - Answer-
Why the change from coal to natural gas?
Coal - Answer-What non-renewable was used the most for electricity?
It costs too much money. - Answer-Why don't we use Petroleum for Electricity?
Natural Gas - Answer-What non-renewable are we switching to for electricity?
Higher percentage of Nuclear; Higher percentage of Coal; Lower percentage of Oil -
Answer-How would the Electricity pie chart for the US compare to the US Energy pie
chart?
550 quadrillion British thermal units - Answer-Yearly total energy use
work+heat+radiation+potential energy - Answer-What is total energy?
Mining - Answer-Which method of extraction has the potential to cause the largest
environmental impact?
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