Extraction Technologies and Energy Resources Quiz

Which two extraction technologies allow oil and natural gas to be extracted from shale rock?

• Offshore drilling and steam injection

• Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing

• Deep mining and surface drilling

• Acid treatment and chemical dissolution

How does horizontal drilling work?

• Drills vertically and stops once it reaches the oil reservoir

• Turns horizontally after reaching the shale layer to increase access to deposits

• Uses explosives to break apart the rock layers underground

• Injects water to push oil and gas to the surface

What is the primary purpose of hydraulic fracturing?

• Remove impurities from extracted oil and gas

• Create fractures in rock to release trapped oil and gas

• Store oil and gas in underground reserves

• Convert solid hydrocarbons into liquid fuel

How is wastewater from fracking most commonly dealt with?

• Released directly into rivers and lakes

• Injected deep underground or treated and reused

• Burned off as steam in industrial plants

• Used as drinking water after minimal treatment

What are the two main categories of energy resources?

• Primary and secondary energy sources

• Fossil fuels and nuclear power

• Renewable and non-renewable energy resources

• Mechanical and electrical energy

What is net energy?

• The total energy extracted from a resource

• The difference between energy input and energy loss

• The amount of usable energy available minus the energy needed to produce it

• The efficiency of an energy conversion process

What is the best way to increase net energy?

• Rely more on coal and nuclear power

• Improve energy efficiency and reduce waste

• Build more refineries and power plants

• Increase energy imports

What is crude oil primarily composed of?

• Pure hydrogen and oxygen

• Hydrocarbons with small amounts of sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen

• Radioactive materials

• Compressed methane gas

Where is crude oil found?

• In underground reservoirs, beneath land or the ocean floor

• Floating on the surface of the ocean

• In natural gas pipelines

• Inside volcanoes

What is peak production in oil extraction?

• The time when an oil well produces the most oil before declining

• The moment an oil well is first drilled

• The process of refining crude oil into gasoline

• When oil prices reach their highest levels