Exam 19: Oil and Natural Gas- the Bakken Oil Boom: Is Our Next Big Fuel Source Our Dirtiest- Air Pollution: Consequences of Using Fossil Fuels

Which natural occurrence has been linked with fracking sites in the United States?

Which of the following resources is considered nonrenewable as an energy source?

If all sources of oil, unconventional or not, in the United States were equally economically feasible to harvest, which source would be most profitable?

Which of the following is probably the most compelling reason to use unconventional sources of oil and natural gas here in the United States?

Which of the following choices is NOT a fossil fuel?

What is a conventional oil reserve? How does the distribution of conventional oil reserves impact relationships between countries?

Why might it be difficult to accurately predict the point at which we reach "peak oil"?

Which act protects the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?

What is an unintended result of the Bakken boom?

What does it mean if a country is "energy independent?"

What are the key environmental problems associated with the fracking methods for natural gas recovery?

The EROEI must be ____________ for any fuel to be worth harvesting.

Why are environmentalists opposed to oil and natural gas mining in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?

Compare and contrast oil sand and oil shale.

Which fuel is less damaging to the environment to harvest?

What would be the consequence of using up all available oil for gasoline and transport uses?

What effect will intensive extraction of oil sands and tar sands have on the surrounding area?

Which of the following statements about tar sands is NOT true?

If current rates of use and extraction do not change, known natural gas reserves are expected to last ____________ years.

The largest concentrations of oil shales are found in ______________.