17.2 - Fossil Fuels Flashcards

1
Q

Renewable Energies:

A

moving water
solar
bio-mass (wood plants)
wind
geothermal

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2
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Nonrenewable Energies:

A

Fossil Fuels-oil, coal, natural gas
Nuclear-fission/fussion

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3
Q

True/Fasle: After 4-5 billion years NOTHING will be renewable

A

True

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4
Q

Primary Energies:

A

Things found in nature
-wood
-coal

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5
Q

Secondary Energies:

A

Energy transformed from primary

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6
Q

Agriculture is

A

the farming of crops and animals

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7
Q

Coal forms in:

A

terestrial swampy areas with trees. plants, ferns, peat

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8
Q

Oil Forms in:

A

marine enviroments with Phyto Plankton

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9
Q

4 stages of energy dense coal

A
  1. where coal forms
  2. lignite
  3. Bitumnois
  4. Antracite
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10
Q

1# use of coal:

A

production of ecltricity

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11
Q

1# use of oil:

A

Transportation

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12
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True/Fasle: Sub Surface mining for coal is not dengerouse

A

Fasle (like October Sky)

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13
Q

MTR stands for:

A

Mountaintop removal

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14
Q

Oil is distributed by:

A

Pipes

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15
Q

Coal is ditrubuted by:

A

Trains & Trucks

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16
Q

Alternatives to Fossil Fuels:

A

Methane Hydrate - methan ice buring
Oil Sands - contains bitumen from North Canada (very nasty)