DUKE UNIVERSITY ECS 103 – EXAM 1 |
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, Higher Anthracite has a _________ perfecnt carbon than lignite
False (remove sulfur) Most modern coal plants are equipped with "scrubbers" that remove CO2
Neanderthals They first used coal 73,500 years ago
Lightening strikes, forest fires, tectonic friction What are natural processes that light coal
forests when coal was used in Europe, these became scarce
false Coal production in the US peaked during the "Age of Steam"
a massive increase; continued downward trend since 1920s After the Environmental Protection Agency was tasked in 1970 to regulate sulfide
emissions by coal fire powerplants, coal production in the US experienced ______________,
and coal employment numbers ____________.
low-sulfur; western coalfields Much of the growth in US coal production since the 1970s was caused by a huge increase
in production of _____________ coals in the ____________________.
near-surface coalfields and higher productivity Aside from its favorable chemistry, and ease of restrictions to get Western coals to
market, this region's coal production also benefited from......(click all that apply)
acid rain Sulfur emission limits of European coal fire power plants were continuously lowered,
especially when it was found that _________________ was killing forests in the 1980s.
Crude Oil found in a geological setting is called "______" oil.
from dead bodies of planktonic micro organisms Oil is ultimately formed
it is very light Oil tends to migrate upwards through overlying rocks becasue.....
Low permeability caprocks, anticlines, and source rocks When searching for petroleum, what are some key geology characteristics
False longest chains hydrocarbons rise to the top of the distillation column.
methane "gas stoves" and "gas water heaters" use which natty gas?
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PREP, PRACTICE
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Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
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, Higher Anthracite has a _________ perfecnt carbon than lignite
False (remove sulfur) Most modern coal plants are equipped with "scrubbers" that remove CO2
Neanderthals They first used coal 73,500 years ago
Lightening strikes, forest fires, tectonic friction What are natural processes that light coal
forests when coal was used in Europe, these became scarce
false Coal production in the US peaked during the "Age of Steam"
a massive increase; continued downward trend since 1920s After the Environmental Protection Agency was tasked in 1970 to regulate sulfide
emissions by coal fire powerplants, coal production in the US experienced ______________,
and coal employment numbers ____________.
low-sulfur; western coalfields Much of the growth in US coal production since the 1970s was caused by a huge increase
in production of _____________ coals in the ____________________.
near-surface coalfields and higher productivity Aside from its favorable chemistry, and ease of restrictions to get Western coals to
market, this region's coal production also benefited from......(click all that apply)
acid rain Sulfur emission limits of European coal fire power plants were continuously lowered,
especially when it was found that _________________ was killing forests in the 1980s.
Crude Oil found in a geological setting is called "______" oil.
from dead bodies of planktonic micro organisms Oil is ultimately formed
it is very light Oil tends to migrate upwards through overlying rocks becasue.....
Low permeability caprocks, anticlines, and source rocks When searching for petroleum, what are some key geology characteristics
False longest chains hydrocarbons rise to the top of the distillation column.
methane "gas stoves" and "gas water heaters" use which natty gas?
