Question 1

____________ is/are an example of alternative hydrocarbon sources.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gas hydrate
B)  Tar sands
C)  Oil shale
D)  All of the above are correct.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Organic matter builds up evenly over the entire surface of the ocean floor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A black,organic-rich shale could likely serve as either of which two necessary types of rocks within oil fields?

Accepted Answer

A)  source rock or seal rock
B)  reservoir rock or seal rock
C)  source rock or reservoir rockD) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following lists contains only fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

A)  coal,oil,natural gas
B)  coal,geothermal,wind
C)  coal,wood,natural gas
D)  hydroelectric,geothermal,windE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Coal is the altered remains of ancient ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dinosaurs
B)  plankton
C)  terrestrial plants
D)  mammalsE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

____________ is/are harnessed from the potential energy of water.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hydroelectric power
B)  Solar energy
C)  Biofuels
D)  Hydrologic energyE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

____________ occurs when a neutron strikes a radioactive atom.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fusion
B)  Fission
C)  Splitting
D)  SplicingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Congress has proposed storing nuclear waste beneath ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Teapot Dome,Wyoming
B)  Grand Tetons National Park,Wyoming
C)  Yucca Mountain,Nevada
D)  Camel Rock,New MexicoE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

If a drilled well encounters both oil and natural gas,the ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  gas will naturally be floating on top of the oil
B)  oil will float above the level of the gas
C)  gas and oil are expected to be thoroughly mixed together
D)  gas will exist in a dissolved state within the oilE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Most of the world's coal was deposited in coal swamps during the ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cretaceous
B)  Ordovician
C)  Carboniferous
D)  JurassicE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Nuclear reactions within power plants do not produce the explosive reactions characteristic of atomic bombs primarily because the ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  isotope of uranium used in power plants never undergoes explosive fission and therefore was never used in bombs
B)  amount of uranium within nuclear fuel rods is enough to sustain a chain reaction but is less than the critical mass necessary for the reaction to become explosiveC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 12

Hydrocarbons are chain-like or ring-like molecules made of carbon and ____________ atoms.

Accepted Answer

A)  helium
B)  oxygen
C)  water
D)  hydrogenE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

U-235,the isotope of uranium commonly utilized in nuclear power plants,is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the most common of the naturally occurring isotopes of that element
B)  heavier than the other well-known isotope of uranium
C)  rare even in uranium oxide deposits,and thus usable reactor fuel must be enriched with respect to this isotopeD) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 14

In order to produce a commercially viable oil deposit,there must be a source rock,a reservoir rock,a seal rock,and a ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  large fracture connecting the reservoir rock to the surface of the Earth,so the oil can move freely toward the surface
B)  filter rock-a rock of intermediate permeability located between the source and the reservoir rocks to remove impurities
C)  heater rock-an intrusive igneous rock beneath the source rock to heat the oil and give it buoyancy
D)  trap-a geologic configuration that forces oil to pool up and denies it passage to the surfaceE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Before the discovery of coal,humans did NOT produce or consume energy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

All porous rocks are highly permeable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which gas is most abundantly produced from the burning of coal?

Accepted Answer

A)  sulfur dioxide
B)  carbon monoxide
C)  carbon dioxide
D)  oxygenE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Matter that stores energy in a readily useable form is termed ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  antimatter
B)  fuel
C)  phlogiston
D)  ergE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT an important type of oil trap?

Accepted Answer

A)  salt dome
B)  syncline
C)  stratigraphic
D)  anticlineE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Within hydrocarbon systems,microbes will biodegrade larger molecules,leaving smaller molecules.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Which gas is most abundantly produced from the burning of coal?

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Within hydrocarbon systems,microbes will biodegrade larger molecules,leaving smaller molecules.

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Which of the following lists contains only fossil fuels?

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____________ is/are harnessed from the potential energy of water.

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U-235,the isotope of uranium commonly utilized in nuclear power plants,is ____________.

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____________ is/are an example of alternative hydrocarbon sources.

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If a drilled well encounters both oil and natural gas,the ____________.

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All porous rocks are highly permeable.

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A black,organic-rich shale could likely serve as either of which two necessary types of rocks within oil fields?

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Coal is the altered remains of ancient ____________.

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Most of the world's coal was deposited in coal swamps during the ____________.

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Before the discovery of coal,humans did NOT produce or consume energy.

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____________ occurs when a neutron strikes a radioactive atom.

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Congress has proposed storing nuclear waste beneath ____________.

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In order to produce a commercially viable oil deposit,there must be a source rock,a reservoir rock,a seal rock,and a ____________.

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Which of the following is NOT an important type of oil trap?

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Hydrocarbons are chain-like or ring-like molecules made of carbon and ____________ atoms.

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Nuclear reactions within power plants do not produce the explosive reactions characteristic of atomic bombs primarily because the ____________.

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Organic matter builds up evenly over the entire surface of the ocean floor.

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Matter that stores energy in a readily useable form is termed ____________.

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