EGEE 101 – Exam 2 / Midterm 2 – Energy and Environmental Engineering – study
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oil and natural gas typically form in what environment?
a- marine life preserved at the bottom of deep lakes
b- plants in a humic, swamp environment
c- at a gas station
d- in whales
e- in cows - ANS ✔✔a
hydrocarbons refers to which to elements?
a- hydrogen and oxygen
b-hydrogean and carbon
c- carbon and oxygen
d- oxygen and sulfur
e- oxygen and carbon - ANS ✔✔b
which of the fossil fuels are regional commodities with regional prices?
a- coal and oil
b- oil and natural gas
c- coal and natural gas - ANS ✔✔c
coal is formed in what environment?
a- plants in a humic, swamp environment
b- marine life preserved at the bottom of deep lakes
c- gas station
d- whales
e-cows - ANS ✔✔a
,which fossil fuel contains ash?
a- oil
b-natural gas
c- coal - ANS ✔✔c
how many ranks of coal are there?
a-1
b-2
c-3
d-4
e-5 - ANS ✔✔d
which coal rank has the highest heating value?
a- anthracite
b- lignite
c- sub-bituminous
d- bituminous
e- anthrogenous - ANS ✔✔a
what two methods are used to mine coal?
a- deep mining and deep sea drilling
b- deep mining and mountaintop removal
c- mountaintop removal and methane clathrate extraction
d- deep sea drilling and methane clathrate extraction
e- mountaintop removal and John Oliver - ANS ✔✔
a proximate analysis shows that a certain lignite coal is 10% moisture, 30% volatiles, and 10% ash. what
is the % fixed carbon?
a- 50%
,b- 40%
c- 30%
d- 20%
e- 10% - ANS ✔✔a
which coal rank has the highest % volatiles?
a- anthracite
b- sub bituminous
c- lignite
d- bituminous - ANS ✔✔c
convert a coal price of $90/ton to $/mmbtu
a- $3.00/mmbtu
b- $34.50/mmbtu
c- $2.80/mmbtu
d- $6.34/mmbtu
e- $3.46/mmbtu - ANS ✔✔e
which is more expensive at $100/ton of coal or $3 of natural gas?
a- natural gas
b- coal - ANS ✔✔b
what is the main use for petroleum?
a- transportation
b- electricity production
c- home heating
d- kerosene lamps
e- creation of plastics - ANS ✔✔a
, heavy bitumen stuck to san grains
a- deep sea drilling
b- heavy oil
c- tar sands
d- shale oil
e- conventional oil - ANS ✔✔c
who was the first to use petroleum for petrol and not kerosene?
a- John oliver
b- John D rockefeller
c- andrew carnegie
d- Henry ford
e- jp morgan - ANS ✔✔b
what were the main contributors to the BP oil spill in 2010?
a- effective compression and heavy drinking
b- human error and heavy drinking
c- el nino and la nina
d- human error and effective compression
e- overpressure and cold sea waters - ANS ✔✔d
what is the main component of natural gas?
a- oxygen
b- ethane
c- propane
d- decane
e- methane - ANS ✔✔e
which fossil fuel has the highest heating value per lb?
material
oil and natural gas typically form in what environment?
a- marine life preserved at the bottom of deep lakes
b- plants in a humic, swamp environment
c- at a gas station
d- in whales
e- in cows - ANS ✔✔a
hydrocarbons refers to which to elements?
a- hydrogen and oxygen
b-hydrogean and carbon
c- carbon and oxygen
d- oxygen and sulfur
e- oxygen and carbon - ANS ✔✔b
which of the fossil fuels are regional commodities with regional prices?
a- coal and oil
b- oil and natural gas
c- coal and natural gas - ANS ✔✔c
coal is formed in what environment?
a- plants in a humic, swamp environment
b- marine life preserved at the bottom of deep lakes
c- gas station
d- whales
e-cows - ANS ✔✔a
,which fossil fuel contains ash?
a- oil
b-natural gas
c- coal - ANS ✔✔c
how many ranks of coal are there?
a-1
b-2
c-3
d-4
e-5 - ANS ✔✔d
which coal rank has the highest heating value?
a- anthracite
b- lignite
c- sub-bituminous
d- bituminous
e- anthrogenous - ANS ✔✔a
what two methods are used to mine coal?
a- deep mining and deep sea drilling
b- deep mining and mountaintop removal
c- mountaintop removal and methane clathrate extraction
d- deep sea drilling and methane clathrate extraction
e- mountaintop removal and John Oliver - ANS ✔✔
a proximate analysis shows that a certain lignite coal is 10% moisture, 30% volatiles, and 10% ash. what
is the % fixed carbon?
a- 50%
,b- 40%
c- 30%
d- 20%
e- 10% - ANS ✔✔a
which coal rank has the highest % volatiles?
a- anthracite
b- sub bituminous
c- lignite
d- bituminous - ANS ✔✔c
convert a coal price of $90/ton to $/mmbtu
a- $3.00/mmbtu
b- $34.50/mmbtu
c- $2.80/mmbtu
d- $6.34/mmbtu
e- $3.46/mmbtu - ANS ✔✔e
which is more expensive at $100/ton of coal or $3 of natural gas?
a- natural gas
b- coal - ANS ✔✔b
what is the main use for petroleum?
a- transportation
b- electricity production
c- home heating
d- kerosene lamps
e- creation of plastics - ANS ✔✔a
, heavy bitumen stuck to san grains
a- deep sea drilling
b- heavy oil
c- tar sands
d- shale oil
e- conventional oil - ANS ✔✔c
who was the first to use petroleum for petrol and not kerosene?
a- John oliver
b- John D rockefeller
c- andrew carnegie
d- Henry ford
e- jp morgan - ANS ✔✔b
what were the main contributors to the BP oil spill in 2010?
a- effective compression and heavy drinking
b- human error and heavy drinking
c- el nino and la nina
d- human error and effective compression
e- overpressure and cold sea waters - ANS ✔✔d
what is the main component of natural gas?
a- oxygen
b- ethane
c- propane
d- decane
e- methane - ANS ✔✔e
which fossil fuel has the highest heating value per lb?
