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1
Which energy resource will last longest?
A)uranium-235
B)coal
C)natural gas
D)crude oil
2
Acid rain is caused primarily by
A)nuclear power generation
B)the greenhouse effect
C)burning high-sulfur coal
D)burning gasoline
3
Any rain water having a pH less than 5.6 is
A)uncontaminated
B)acid rain
C)alkaline rain
D)evaporated sea water
4
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
5
The greatest cost of coal strip-mining is
A)locating the coal
B)large labor force
C)damages caused by subsidence
D)reclamation of strip-mined land
6
Coal that is high in sulfur often contains visible crystals of this mineral.
A)calcite
B)fluorite
C)pyrite
D)quartz
7
Which is a fossil fuel?
A)geothermal energy
B)hydroelectric power
C)natural gas
D)uranium-235
8
Within which country are the largest proven reserves of crude oil located?
A)Iraq
B)Saudi Arabia
C)Iran
D)former USSR
9
Within which country are the largest proven reserves of natural gas located?
A)Iraq
B)Saudi Arabia
C)Iran
D)former USSR
10
Which source could yield large amounts of natural gas in the future?
A)secondary recovery
B)methane hydrates
C)oil shale
D)tar sands
11
Which is the highest grade and most carbon-rich coal?
A)peat
B)lignite
C)bituminous
D)anthractite
12
Oil spills
A)are occurring with less and less frequency
B)are not as damaging to the environment as was once thought
C)sink to the bottom of bodies of water where they are easily recovered
D)are increasingly underreported by news agencies.
13
Which produces the most carbon dioxide when it is burned?
A)coal
B)oil
C)natural gas
D)uranium
14
Fossil fuels include all of these except
A)oil.
B)coal.
C)wood.
D)tar sand.
15
Commercially, the most valuable petroleum reservoirs (like aquifers) are
A)low in porosity and low in permeability.
B)low in porosity and high in permeability.
C)high in porosity and high in permeability.
D)high in porosity and low in permeability.
16
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.
D)All of the above are correct.
17
Fossil fuels are found in
A)sedimentary rocks.
B)igneous rocks.
C)metamorphic rocks.
D)all of the above.
18
The 20 billion barrels of oil in Alaska's North Slope deposits would supply the United States for about
A)20 days.
B)2 years.
C)20 years.
D)2 centuries.
19
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)1/2
D)all of it
20
Geopressurized natural gas may be deep underground in
A)undiscovered caves.
B)high-pressure metamorphic rock.
C)hot salty groundwater.
D)completely inaccessible deposits.
21
New enhanced oil recovery methods can extract more oil from a reservoir
A)with little additional expense.
B)with no more environmental damage.
C)but won't work in old oil fields.
D)and so expand oil reserves.
22
Coal forms from
A)plants buried in sediment.
B)thick tar that solidifies to rock.
C)evaporation of algae-rich lakes.
D)organic-rich volcanic ash.
23
Gasification and liquefaction techniques
A)clean sulfur from petroleum.
B)refine petroleum to gasoline.
C)convert coal to more versatile fuel.
D)transform natural gas to liquid gasoline.
24
Oil spill clean-up experiments after the Exxon Valdez spill that were the most encouraging involved
A)hot water sprayed on the beaches.
B)fertilizer sprayed on the beaches.
C)workers "mopping" carefully by hand.
D)just leaving the oil to nature.
25
Oil shale is currently extracted by
A)pressurized pumping.
B)enhanced recovery.
C)strip mining.
D)gasification.





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