egee exam 2 prep

How long is oil currently expected to last?

50 years

How much of the transportation sector is fueled by petroleum?

92%

One barrel of oil (42 gallons) produces: 19.5 gallons of gasoline 9.2 gallons of distillate fuel oil 4.1 gallons of kerosene 2.3 gallons residential fuel oil 2 gallons become lubricating oils, asphalts, and waxes 2 gallons become plastics and polymers

You will notice that the total yield is 44.4 gallons. This is more than the original volume because the products that are created take up more volume than crude oil.

Which is the largest use for carbon dioxide emissions we are capturing today

enhanced oil recovery

Traditional methods are used to extract unconventional oil?

false

nuclear power plants emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

false

How does oil reside in the ground?

in porous rocks, like water in a sponge

what does methane smell like?

it is oderless, the smell is inactive

Which are the properties of good crude oil?

low viscosity, low density, very low sulphur

which is the cleanest burning fossil fuel?

natural gas

Enhanced oil recovery is another way to produce more oil from a reservoir,

often uses CO2 as the injection fluid.

fance generates 76% of its electricity from nuclear power plants. why does the us only generate 22%

public sentiment- we are afraid of a nuclear meltdown

Viscosity

the resistance of a fluid to flow.

can fuel sources in nuclear reactors be converted to nuclear weapons

they sure can

can nuclear weapons be converted to fuel sources for nuclear power plants?

they sure can

Which sector uses the most petroleum?

transportation

Tar sands require additional processes to separate bitumen and sand before the refining process.

true