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