Question 1

Examine the figure below.What can be said about the volatility of natural gas relative to kerosene?

Accepted Answer

A)  Natural gas is more volatile than kerosene. 
B)  Kerosene is more volatile than natural gas. 
C)  Kerosene and natural gas are equally volatile. 
D)  The viscosity of hydrocarbons is unrelated to their volatility. 
A)  Natural gas is more volatile than kerosene. 
B)  Kerosene is more volatile than natural gas. 
C)  Kerosene and natural gas are equally volatile. 
D)  The viscosity of hydrocarbons is unrelated to their volatility.

Question 2

Most energy for human consumption in the industrial world comes from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fossil fuels 
B)  wind 
C)  nuclear power 
D)  water 
A)  fossil fuels 
B)  wind 
C)  nuclear power 
D)  water

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of gasoline and tar?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gasoline is a hydrocarbon,whereas tar is a fossil fuel. 
B)  Tar is a hydrocarbon,whereas gasoline is a fossil fuel. 
C)  Gasoline is a long-chain hydrocarbon,whereas tar is not. 
D)  Tar is a long-chain hydrocarbon,whereas gasoline is not. 
A)  Gasoline is a hydrocarbon,whereas tar is a fossil fuel. 
B)  Tar is a hydrocarbon,whereas gasoline is a fossil fuel. 
C)  Gasoline is a long-chain hydrocarbon,whereas tar is not. 
D)  Tar is a long-chain hydrocarbon,whereas gasoline is not.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  salt dome 
B)  syncline 
C)  stratigraphic 
D)  anticline 
A)  salt dome 
B)  syncline 
C)  stratigraphic 
D)  anticline

Question 5

Matter that stores energy in a usable and transportable form is termed ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  antimatter 
B)  fuel 
C)  phlogiston 
D)  erg 
A)  antimatter 
B)  fuel 
C)  phlogiston 
D)  erg

Question 6

Viscosity is defined as a substance's ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ratio of short-chain molecules to long-chain molecules 
B)  ratio of long-chain molecules to short-chain molecules 
C)  ability to flow 
D)  ability to evaporate 
A)  ratio of short-chain molecules to long-chain molecules 
B)  ratio of long-chain molecules to short-chain molecules 
C)  ability to flow 
D)  ability to evaporate

Question 7

Which of the following would make the best reservoir rock in a conventional hydrocarbon system?

Accepted Answer

A)  shale 
B)  hydrofractured shale 
C)  poorly cemented sandstone 
D)  well-cemented sandstone 
A)  shale 
B)  hydrofractured shale 
C)  poorly cemented sandstone 
D)  well-cemented sandstone

Question 8

________ is harnessed from the potential energy of water.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hydroelectric power 
B)  Solar energy 
C)  Biofuel 
D)  Hydrologic energy 
A)  Hydroelectric power 
B)  Solar energy 
C)  Biofuel 
D)  Hydrologic energy

Question 9

After the generation of hydrocarbons in a sedimentary basin,microbes will digest ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the smaller molecules,leaving more viscous oil behind 
B)  the larger molecules,leaving less viscous oil behind 
C)  the oil,leaving natural gas behind 
D)  the oil,leaving water behind 
A)  the smaller molecules,leaving more viscous oil behind 
B)  the larger molecules,leaving less viscous oil behind 
C)  the oil,leaving natural gas behind 
D)  the oil,leaving water behind

Question 10

Which of the following would make the best reservoir rock in a conventional hydrocarbon system?

Accepted Answer

A)  high-porosity,high-permeability rock 
B)  low-porosity,low-permeability rock 
C)  high-porosity,low-permeability rock 
D)  low-porosity,high-permeability rock 
A)  high-porosity,high-permeability rock 
B)  low-porosity,low-permeability rock 
C)  high-porosity,low-permeability rock 
D)  low-porosity,high-permeability rock

Question 11

Chemically,oil and gas are both ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pure forms of carbon 
B)  carbohydrates 
C)  hydrocarbons 
D)  carbonate minerals 
A)  pure forms of carbon 
B)  carbohydrates 
C)  hydrocarbons 
D)  carbonate minerals

Question 12

Which of the following would be the most volatile?

Accepted Answer

A)  heating oil 
B)  gasoline 
C)  motor oil 
D)  tar 
A)  heating oil 
B)  gasoline 
C)  motor oil 
D)  tar

Question 13

A resource is considered renewable if ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  it is used at rates greater than it is naturally replaced 
B)  nature can replace it within a short time span relative to human life 
C)  nature can replace it within hundreds or thousands of years 
D)  nature can replace it within a million years 
A)  it is used at rates greater than it is naturally replaced 
B)  nature can replace it within a short time span relative to human life 
C)  nature can replace it within hundreds or thousands of years 
D)  nature can replace it within a million years

Question 14

Which fossil fuel,oil or natural gas,is found at greater depths within the Earth,and why?

Accepted Answer

A)  oil,because it is more stable at high temperatures 
B)  oil,because it is more stable at low pressures 
C)  gas,because it is more stable at high temperatures 
D)  gas,because it is more stable at low pressures 
A)  oil,because it is more stable at high temperatures 
B)  oil,because it is more stable at low pressures 
C)  gas,because it is more stable at high temperatures 
D)  gas,because it is more stable at low pressures

Question 15

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,wind 
A)  coal,oil,natural gas 
B)  coal,geothermal,wind 
C)  coal,wood,natural gas 
D)  hydroelectric,geothermal,wind

Question 16

How does a nuclear power plant generate electricity?

Accepted Answer

In a nuclear power plant,fission of radi

Question 17

Explain Hubbert's Peak.What implications does it have for the future of human civilization?

Accepted Answer

In the 1960s,geologist M.King Hubbert pr

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Cretaceous 
B)  Ordovician 
C)  Carboniferous 
D)  Jurassic 
A)  Cretaceous 
B)  Ordovician 
C)  Carboniferous 
D)  Jurassic

Question 19

The oil window (temperature range wherein organic matter is converted to petroleum without destroying it)lies between ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  30°C and 60°C 
B)  100°C and 250°C 
C)  90°C and 160°C 
D)  200°C and 350°C 
A)  30°C and 60°C 
B)  100°C and 250°C 
C)  90°C and 160°C 
D)  200°C and 350°C

Question 20

Despite the fact that nonrenewable energy resources will eventually run out and that many tend to be large sources of pollution,why are they still used so prevalently in our society?

Accepted Answer

Student answers will vary but may be sim

Exam 14: Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Examine the figure below.What can be said about the volatility of natural gas relative to kerosene?

Most energy for human consumption in the industrial world comes from ________.

Which of the following statements is true of gasoline and tar?

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

Matter that stores energy in a usable and transportable form is termed ________.

Viscosity is defined as a substance's ________.

Which of the following would make the best reservoir rock in a conventional hydrocarbon system?

________ is harnessed from the potential energy of water.

After the generation of hydrocarbons in a sedimentary basin,microbes will digest ________.

Which of the following would make the best reservoir rock in a conventional hydrocarbon system?

Chemically,oil and gas are both ________.

Which of the following would be the most volatile?

A resource is considered renewable if ________.

Which fossil fuel,oil or natural gas,is found at greater depths within the Earth,and why?

Which of the following lists contains only fossil fuels?

How does a nuclear power plant generate electricity?

Explain Hubbert's Peak.What implications does it have for the future of human civilization?

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

The oil window (temperature range wherein organic matter is converted to petroleum without destroying it)lies between ________.

Despite the fact that nonrenewable energy resources will eventually run out and that many tend to be large sources of pollution,why are they still used so prevalently in our society?

Cosmology and the Birth of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of the Earth

Riches in Rock: Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

An Envelope of Gas: the Earths Atmosphere and Climate

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

a Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

the Rock Cycle in the Earth System

the Earths Interior, Revisited: Seismic Layering, Gravity, and the Magnetic Field

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

Prelude: and Just What Is Geology

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