oil and other

Question 1

what is petroleum

Answer 1

naturally occurring hydrocarbon formed from the decomposed remains of marine organisms

Question 2

what is hydrocarbon

Answer 2

organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon

Question 3

what is the main natural gas and simplest hydrocarbon

Answer 3

methane (CH4)

Question 4

which hydrocarbon is used as a refrigerate

Answer 4

ethane (C2H6)

Question 5

WHICH HYDROCARBON IS THE FUEL FOR LIGHTERS

Answer 5

butane (C4H10)

Question 6

why are hydrocarbons used as a source of energy

Answer 6

they burn easily

Question 7

propane chemical formula

Answer 7

(C3H8)

Question 8

what are solid hydrocarbons called

Answer 8

asphalt

Question 9

what are asphalts used for

Answer 9

building and pavement

Question 10

how oil form

Answer 10

plankton die and fall down to the seafloor and becomes part of sediment, sediment change to shale, while increase in heat and pressure causes oil to form in shale

Question 11

what is plankton

Answer 11

marine organisms that float on or near the surface of water

Question 12

what is a source rock

Answer 12

shale with oil

Question 13

where is ≈60% of the worlds petroleum formed

Answer 13

sandstone rivers

Question 14

what is natural gas

Answer 14

mixture of gas that forms with petroleum

Question 15

where U.S. have large deposits of natural gas and petroleum/

Answer 15

Gulf Of Mexico, Texas, along coast of Southern California, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Alaska

Question 16

what are two of the most common methods of extracting coal

Answer 16

strip mining and open pit mining

Question 17

what happens in strip mining

Answer 17

layers of coal and rock are removed to expose coal then coal get taken out and then removed parts get put back

Question 18

what is reclamation

Answer 18

when removed parts from strip mining get put back

Question 19

what are underground mines classified as

Answer 19

drift or slope

Question 20

drift mines remove____________

Answer 20

coal through horizontal openings in the side of a mountain

Question 21

slope mines remove__________

Answer 21

coal through horizontal openings in the side of a mountain

Question 22

what is a reserve

Answer 22

the amount of fossil fuels that can be extracted for a profit through the use of technology

Question 23

problems from coal

Answer 23

acid rain, smog

Question 24

how does acid rain occur

Answer 24

when coal is burned sulphur dioxide is released in to the air, combining with moisture in the surface to sulphuric acid/acid rain

Question 25

methane chemical formula

Answer 25

(CH4)

Question 26

ethane chemical formula

Answer 26

(C2H6)

Question 27

butane chemical formula

Answer 27

(C4H10)