Ch 9.2 Flashcards
A variety of hydrocarbons formed from the remains of dead organisms is known as
Fossil Fuels ( oil and natural gas)
A liquid fossil fuel useful as a fuel or as a raw material for industrial products is known as
Oil
A gaseous fossil fuel composed mainly of simpler hydrocarbons, mostly methane this is known as
Natural Gas
A resource that is formed more slowly than it is used or that is present in a finite supply is known as
nonrenewable resource
A mix of hydrocarbons that exists as a liquid underground; can be refined to produce fuels or other products is known as
Crude Oil
A measure of the amount of a fossil fuel that is economically feasible to extract from a known deposit using current technology is known as
Proven Reserves
Deposits of crude oil or natural gas that can be extracted by vertical drilling and pumping is known as
Conventional reserves
Deposits of oil or natural gas that cannot be recovered with traditional oil and gas wells but may be recoverable using alternative techniques is known as
Unconventional Reserves
Light(low density) oil ins hale rock deposits of very low permeability; extracted by fracking is known as
Tight Oil
T/F- Conventional oil and natural gas reserves have an uneven distribution on Earth
True
Oil flows freely at first; more oils is pumped out when flow diminishes this is known as what type of production
Primary Production
When water is pumped into the deposit via injection wells to force out more oil is known as what type of production
Secondary production
Using the same injection well, additional oils is forced out by pumping steam, natural gas, or CO2 into the deposit is known as what type of production
Tertiary Production
T/F- Fossil fuels are a finite resource that took millions of years to form
True
T/F- It takes 10-20 years of sustained effort to switch to an alternative source of energy
True
T/F- Oil and natural gas often occur together in rock formations and are extracted from conventional reserves using oil and gas wells
True
A measure of the net energy from an energy source( the dingy in the source minus the energy required to get it, process it, ship it, and then use it
This is known as
Energy return on energy investment ( EROEI)
T/F- Natural gas is considered the cleanest burning fossil fuel
True
The amount of CO2 ( and other greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change) released to the atmosphere by a person, a company, nation, or activity is known as
Carbon Footprint
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