Fossil fuels are: Quarried out of limestone Forming as rapidly as they are being used Renewable Formed from the remains of plants and animals...

Fossil fuels are:

Quarried out of limestone

Forming as rapidly as they are being used

Renewable

Formed from the remains of plants and animals

Question 2

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2. Question 2

[Q#5005]

Which of the following is an important source of information used in the exploration for oil?

Data about rocks that outcrop at the surface of the Earth

Seismic reflection profiles

All of the these methods are important.

Data about rocks in the stratigraphic column

Question 3

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3. Question 3

[Q#5009]

A good reservoir rock for an economic oil deposit has:

Abundant exposure at the earth's surface

High porosity and permeability

A very fine grain size (it consists of tightly compacted clay)

High organic content at the time of deposition

Question 4

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4. Question 4

[Q#5011]

The "age of oil" (when oil is the dominant energy source) will probably have a total duration of about:

20,000 years

200 years

This is a bogus question; oil is forming as fast as it is being used.

2000 years

Question 5

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5. Question 5

[Q#5012]

The majority of the world's present remaining oil reserves are:

Scattered throughout South America

Yet to be found

Concentrated in the Middle East

Located in the U.S. Gulf Coast

Question 6

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6. Question 6

[Q#5014]

Why is drilling mud important during the drilling of an oil well? Check all that apply.

To flush out the cuttings created during drilling

To insulate the hole from large temperature changes

To prevent contamination of groundwater aquifers

To counter the pressure of the oil in the subsurface to prevent gushers

Question 7

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7. Question 7

[Q#5016]

Which of the following are important pieces of information oil companies use to decide whether or not to drill for oil? Check all that apply.

Potential for environmental damage

Economic cost associated with drilling

Current price of oil

Amount of oil that can be obtained by drilling

Question 8

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8. Question 8

[Q#5020]

The greatest period of coal formation was during the:

Carboniferous and Permian Periods

Carboniferous and the Cretaceous Periods

Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods

Silurian and Ordovician Periods

Question 9

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9. Question 9

[Q#5023]

Which of the following may be problems associated with strip mines for coal? Check all that apply.

Pollution of surface waters

Severe erosion of mined-over land

Danger to miners from collapsing roofs

Unsightly piles of material removed from above the coal

Question 10

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10. Question 10

[Q#5025]

The energy in tidal power ultimately comes primarily from:

Stored solar radiation

Gravity

Present-day solar radiation

Heat from radioactivity

Question 11

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11. Question 11

[Q#5027]

Which of the following are applications of solar energy? Check all that apply.

Making steam to turn turbines to produce electricity

Heating water or buildings

Direct production of electricity

Using electric vehicles for transportation

Question 12

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12. Question 12

[Q#5030]

The use of nuclear energy is not as widespread as the government once expected for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

The problem of nuclear waste disposal

The potential for theft of weapons-grade plutonium

Reactor safety problems

A shortage of uranium

Question 13

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13. Question 13

[Q#5032]

Which of the following are applications of geothermal energy? Check all that apply.

Direct production of electricity

Making steam to turn turbines to produce electricity

Heating water or buildings

Using electric vehicles for transportation

Question 14

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14. Question 14

[Q#5034]

What is the principal purpose of seismic-reflection surveying (or seismic profiling) during oil exploration?

To determine the seismic risk in a potential drilling area

To determine a cross-sectional image of the subsurface

To determine the depth of an earthquake focus

To smooth out any irregularities in permeability that could prevent pumping