WorksheetsEnergy and Enviorment
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 21mins
Select all types of RENEWABLE energy
Solar
water
wood
wind
geothermal
Select all types of NONRENEWABLE energy
crude oil
coal
oil shales
tar sands
fission
Which BEST describes nonrenewable energy?
energy sources that can be replenished at a rate greater than or equal to its consumption
energy sources that cannot be replenished at a rate greater than or equal to its consumption
energy sources that are seemingly infinite
clean energy sources
Which BEST describes renewable energy?
energy sources that cannot be replenished at a rate greater than or equal to its consumption
energy sources that will inevitably run out
energy sources that can be replenished at a rate greater than or equal to its consumption
energy that has a high impact and exponential environmental interest
Which of the following equation is calculated to represent the Prosperity and quality of life in an industrialized society?
L=PopulationR+E+I
EROI=EinEout −Ein
I=P+A+T
q=m⋅c⋅ΔT
Select all that is true about the following:
L=populationR+E+I
this equation represent the quality of life
the I stands for ingenuity
the R stands for Raw materials consumed
the E stands for energy consumed
True or False:
To a physicist, there can be no such thing as an energy shortage only energy conversion
True
False
Select all the ways in which petroleum deposits can occur
tar sands
oil shales
gilsonite
oil seeps
volcanic intrusion
Petroleum is used for
fuel only
plastic, paints, and soap
fertilizers and insecticides
fuel
synthetic fibers/rubbers
Which of the following in NOT a requirement to produce a petroleum deposit?
a source rock for oil
a reservoir rock where oil can be stored
a confining cap rock
an entrapping geological structure
crystalline rock intrusion
Which of the following are source rocks for petroleum deposits?
shales
limestones
sandstones
granite
Which of the following are typical cap rocks for petroleum deposits?
clay shales
sandstone
granites
nonporous limestone
Which of the following is an ideal reservoir rock for petroleum deposits?
sandstones
dolostone
granite
basalt
Sandstones make for an ideal reservoir rock in petroleum deposits, Why?
they are porous and permeable
they are sedimentary
they are felsic
they are resistant to desert varnish
Which of the following are types of geological traps needed to trap oil deposits?
Select all that apply
structural traps
stratigraphic traps
anticline traps
salt domes
hydrovolcanic traps
To which of the following is NOT an example of Structural traps?
Anticlines
Faults
Salt Domes
Ancient Coral Reefs
These types of traps are found in the Middle East.
Stratigraphic Traps
Anticlines
Salt Domes
Faults
True or False:
Structural Traps are ten times more productive than Stratigraphic Traps
True
False
These types of structures can be linked to petroleum deposits in the deep south
Salt Domes
Faults
Anticlines
Stratigraphic t
This type of oil is very fluid and yields a high percentage of gas and diesel fuel
light crude oil
heavy crude oil
hydrologic crude oil
quantitative crude oil
This type of oil is thick and is known as a lubricating oil
Heavy crude oil
light crude oil
reductive crude oil
evaporate crude oil
What is coal?
carbonaceous plant residue that is preserved and altered by heat and pressure
calcareous plant residue that is preserved through heat and pressure
fossilized hydrophobic collagenic plant matter
residual plant xylem hemicellulosic deposition
When is slant drilling utilized?
when reservoir rock needs to be penetrated far from the drilling site
when the reservoir rock has been depleted of its resources
when reservoir rock needs to be drilled near developed land
when reservoir rock need to be drilled offshore
True or False
The price of crude oil remains at a constant flat rate
True
False
Which answer is true about the following statement:
All Secondary Recovery methods of an oil reservoir require injection and extraction wells
All Secondary Recover methods need extraction wells only
injection wells are not required for thermal energy
chemical requires no wells
only miscible recovery requires both wells
This statement is true as is
Which of the following are Secondary Recovery Methods?
Thermal
Solar
Chemical
Miscible
Wind
Name the secondary recovery method that uses water injection as a means of extraction
Chemical
Thermal
Geothermal
Miscible
Name the Secondary Recovery method that uses steam injection and fire flooding
Thermal
Chemical
Organic chemical
Miscible
When is Secondary Recovery necessary
when normal withdrawal method have been exhausted
when reservoir rock needs to be penetrated far from the drilling site
when crude oil extraction needs to be environmentally clean
when oil must be artificially created
A gusher refers to
a fruit snack
a pressurized well
a steam filled reservoir
the means to inject steam into a deposit
This secondary recovery method mixes water with additional fluids to extract propane and ethane
Miscible
Chemical
Thermal
Geochemical
Deposits of Coal are known from every geological period since the
Devonian
Precambrian
Cenozoic
Jurassic
Which is the correct sequence for the formation of Coal
peat→lignite→ sub bituminous → bituminous →anthracite
lignite→ sub bituminous → bituminous → peat→anthracite
sub bituminous → bituminous → peat→lignite→anthracite
antracite→lignite→peat→ sub bituminous → bituminous
Which is the first stage of coalification
plant accumulation in a 0 environment like a swamp
metamorphism
birth
sediment build up
To which of the following are the largest renewable resource next to wood
Geothermal
Wind
Solar
Hydrothermal
Hydroelectric
Which of the following is FALSE about geothermal energy
it works best near plate boundaries
geothermal waters have toxins
is decreasing in popularity
is increasing in popularly
