Exam 19: Fossil Fuels, Their Impacts, and Energy Conservation

Many developed nations have their economies closely tied to imported fossil fuels. One important consideration for those nations is that ___________

Natural gas is ___________

Crude oil is ___________

Organic material being slowly broken down anaerobically, but remains wet and near the surface

Scientists search for fossil fuels in many ways. Sending a sound wave into the ground (by exploding dynamite, thumping the ground with a large weight, or using an electric vibrating machine)and measuring its return to the surface at receiving stations is called ___________ surveying.

The most cleanly burning fossil fuel available, producing the least pollutants, is ___________

The world's most abundant fossil fuel is ___________.

What are some of the alternative, unconventional resources for oil and natural gas?

A renewable energy source

The oil spill resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster ____________

Energy conservation in the United States ____________

When assessing energy resources, it is helpful to use a measure called EROI, which is ___________.

Use the accompanying figure to answer the following question. -Renewable energy includes all of the following except ________________

Organic matter that has formed solid carbon structures while under high compression

Identify and explain the ultimate sources of all of Earth's energy.

U.S. oil production ___________.

Instead of only generating more electricity, rising energy demands may also be met by ___________.

Read the following scenario and answer the question below. In Johannesburg, South Africa, the South West Township (Soweto)was one of several areas established early in the last century for blacks to live away from the white ruling minority. On the hills surrounding Soweto, the company that provides South Africa's electricity, Eskom, built a large, coal-burning, electricity-generating plant. The electricity was for white areas of Johannesburg, miles away from the plant. The residents of Soweto had no electrical connections. -Other than in downtown Johannesburg, the worst air pollution in the region in the year 2000 was in Soweto. The probable explanation is that in downtown Johannesburg ___________, while in Soweto ___________.

Why is it that in most parts of the world, local people do not benefit from the removal of fossil fuels from their local environment? Discuss the economics, politics, and environmental reasons that locals may not benefit.

___________ has more natural gas reserves than any other country.