Deck 2: Mineral Extraction Industries: Oil and Gas and Mining

Question 1

In what period of history did the use of metal tools appear alongside the use of stone tools?

A) Stone Age
B) Copper Age
C) Bronze Age
D) Iron Age

Answer 1

B
Explanation: A) Incorrect. The Copper Age was a phase in the development of human culture in which the use of early metal tools (made of copper) appeared alongside the use of stone tools.
B) Correct. The Copper Age was a phase in the development of human culture in which the use of early metal tools (made of copper) appeared alongside the use of stone tools.
C) Incorrect. A The Copper Age was a phase in the development of human culture in which the use of early metal tools (made of copper) appeared alongside the use of stone tools.
D) Incorrect. The Copper Age was a phase in the development of human culture in which the use of early metal tools (made of copper) appeared alongside the use of stone tools.

Question 2

What process uses pressurized liquid to create cracks in rock formations to release oil and natural gas?

A) Quarrying
B) Fracking
C) Conversion
D) Distillation

Answer 2

B
Explanation: A) Incorrect. A quarry is an open excavation from which stones are extracted.
B) Correct. In the 1990s, a technique came into use called hydraulic fracturing (or fracking). Fracking) is a process that uses pressurized liquid to create cracks in rock formations to release oil and natural gas. It is implemented in wells dug deep under the surface and then horizontally; it releases oil and gas that would be inaccessible by simple drilling.
C) Incorrect. Conversion is a process that changes the size and/or structure of the petroleum components by breaking them down, combining them, or rearranging them.
D) Incorrect. Distillation is the process (also called fractionation) of refining a compound such as petroleum into separate components. This process uses the different boiling points of liquids to separate components (called fractions).

Question 3

Which method associated with processing involves dividing crushed and ground minerals into different categories?

A) Sizing
B) Grinding
C) Crushing
D) Filtering

Answer 3

A
Explanation: A) Correct. Sizing involves dividing crushed and ground minerals into different size categories.
B) Incorrect. Grinding uses impact and abrasion to further reduce the size of crushed rock and ore. Grinding can be dry or wet, and can take place in three stages.
C) Incorrect. Crushing uses physical impact to reduce the size of ore. Crushing is typically a dry operation performed in three stages.
D) Incorrect. Filtering uses a porous medium to separate solids from liquids. In this method, a filter retains solids while allowing liquids to pass through.

Question 4

When did the first Model T roll off the assembly line?

A) 1903
B) 1905
C) 1908
D) 1910

Question 5

Which refining process prepares components for additional processing?

A) Distillation
B) Conversion
C) Treatment
D) Formulating

Question 6

How would you characterize a metallic mineral?

A) Poor conductor of heat and electricity
B) Brittle and waxy
C) Cannot be hammered into sheets
D) Have luster or the ability to reflect light

Question 7

What segment includes the process of locating oil and gas reservoirs by conducting surveys and studies, and by drilling wells?

A) Exploration
B) Conversion
C) Refining
D) Transportation

Question 8

Which method associated with processing involves using physical impact to reduce the size of ore?

A) Sizing
B) Grinding
C) Crushing
D) Filtering

Question 9

Which of the following tasks is not associated with surface mining?

A) Miners dig tunnels in the earth
B) Supports and pillars are used to support the mine roof
C) Additional interconnecting passages are dug
D) Explosives are used to move quantities of earth away from the deposit

Question 10

What is the prime method for transporting petroleum products?

A) Trucks
B) Railways
C) Pipelines
D) Watercraft

Question 11

What government agency affects the fossil fuels industry?

A) EPA
B) OSHA
C) Department of Transportation
D) All of the above

Question 12

What is a top priority for process technicians working in potentially hazardous conditions?

A) Safety
B) Proper training
C) Physical strength
D) Coordination

Question 13

Which method associated with processing involves using impact and abrasion to further reduce the size of crushed rock and ore?

A) Sizing
B) Grinding
C) Crushing
D) Filtering

Question 14

What is the exploration and production sector of the oil and gas industry sometimes called?

A) Refining
B) Upstream
C) Downstream
D) Midstream

Question 15

In early refineries what fraction boiled off second?

A) Naphtha
B) Kerosene
C) Heavy oils
D) Tar

Question 16

Process technicians might have to work with:

A) Transportation equipment
B) Earth-moving equipment
C) Heavy-lifting equipment
D) All of the above

Question 17

What compound almost exclusively makes up petroleum?

A) Ore
B) Coal
C) Hydrocarbon
D) Minerals

Question 18

Whose well was considered the first commercially successful oil well?

A) Samuel Kier
B) Benjamin Sillman, Jr.
C) Colonel Edwin Drake
D) William Aaron Hart