Which of the following statements regarding coal is NOT true?

Is found in sedimentary rock sequences

Originates from decaying plant material

Carbon content decreases as depth of burial increases

Requires increases in temperature and pressure to transform organic matter into coal

With respect to conventional oil, the U.S. Reached peak production in the 1970s

True

False

What best describes how petroleum is different than coal?

Contains considerable amounts of hydrogen

Contains more carbon atoms

Forms only in sedimentary rocks

Is a less concentrated form of energy

Is a less volatile form of energy

Which of the following best defines energy efficiency?

Measures how much of the original energy goes to its intended purpose.

The goal for modern society as we transition away from our dependence on fossil fuels.

The minimum standard for new appliances.

Measures the reduction in energy usage for a given application.

Compares the amount of fossil fuel to renewable energy usage.

What represents the most effective strategy for ultimately addressing the problem of peak oil?

Reduce demand for conventional oil and increase supply of alternatives

Increase conventional oil production from remote and or protected locations

Switch over from oil to natural gas

Increase fuel efficiency of transportation vehicles

Expand supply of oil in strategic reserve

Which of the following is true regarding chemical energy?

Is stored in chemical bonds

Is the same as heat energy

is derived from the nucleus of atoms

All of the answers listed here

Comes from the flow of electrons

Which of the following statements best describes the oil window?

Amount of time it takes for oil to migrate from its source rock to a trap

temperature at which natural gas begins converting to oil.

Depth interval where temperatures allow oil to form in a source rock

Amount of time it takes for oil to form from a source rock.

amount of time a particular oil reservoir is capable of producing oil.

China, with its large population, has the highest per capita energy consumption in the world.

True

False

Which of the following statements regarding the peak oil theory is NOT true?

Has yet to be shown to be true for a single nation.

Predicts a production decline to follow a decline in new discoveries.

is a statistical model developed by a petroleum geologist named Hubbert.

Is based on the fact that oil is a finite resource.

predicts that world production of conventional crude will soon peak.

Which of the following is essential in order for petroleum to accumulate in a trap?

Correct all of the answers listed here.

A low permeability cap rock that prevents the escape of hydrocarbons.

Hydrocarbons must migrate from a source rock.

a porous rock to store the hydrocarbon molecules.

The source rock must generate hydrocarbon molecules

What is the basic problem or issue with respect to expanding the world’s oil supply in the future?

All of the answers listed here

remaining deposits are more expensive and difficult to extract

fewer giant fields are being found today

Discoveries of new fields peaked in the 1970s

numerous smaller fields must be found to offset production declines in older fields

Which of the following is an environmental problem associated with society’s use of coal?

If energy is the capacity to perform work or transfer heat, what is work?

When heat is lost in a mechanical system.

When friction is overcome.

Correct when an object is moved a given distance against some force.

When energy is used to produce something of value.

When energy is transformed from one form to another.

What best explains how crude oil is different from natural gas?

Is found both onshore and in marine deposits

Is a less dense form of energy

Consists of longer chains of hydrocarbon molecules

Produces less greenhouse gasses

Produces less amount of heat

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