EE 105 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Dinosaur bones and petrified wood are examples of fossil fuels (T/F) -
ANSWER false
Petroleum is derived from the remains of marine life(T/F) - ANSWER true
All fossil fuels are expected to be exhausted in the next 100 years(T/F) -
ANSWER false
The United States presently has sufficient oil reserves precluding the need for
oil importation(T/F) - ANSWER false
Coal is formed in which environment? a. deep marine b. weathering c. tropical
swamps d. high latitude e. shallow lakes - ANSWER (d) high latitude (cold)
swamps
To find a deposit of petroleum one must a. search in sedimentary rocks b. seek
faults c. focus on rocks of marine origin d. concentrate on young rocks e. all of
the above - ANSWER (e) all of the above
Over the past six years the US has increased its domestic production of oil and
gas.(T/F) - ANSWER true
Hydrologic fracturing or "fracking" uses water formaldehyde and sand to break
rocks and to push gas and oil to areas where they become concentrated and
extracted to the surface(T/F) - ANSWER true
The Haynesville (LA) Marcellus (PN) and Barnett (TX) shales offer new
sources of oil(T/F) - ANSWER false
The Bakken formation represents a new source of coal(T/F) - ANSWER false
, Nonrenewable resources are not naturally replenished as fast as they are utilized
and once consumed are gone effectively forever on the human time scale(T/F) -
ANSWER true
Common geologic traps for petroleum reserves include a. anticlines b. faults c.
salt domes d. all of the above e. none of the above - ANSWER (d) all of the
above
The residue of plants that has been preserved and altered by heat and pressure is
carbon(T/F) - ANSWER true
Coal often contains large quantities of sulfur which contributes to pollution and
acid rain(T/F) - ANSWER true
The countries using coal for most of their energy are a. India and China b. US
and Mexico c. Germany and Russia d.Brazil and Canada e. Japan and South
Korea - ANSWER (a) India and China
Gas or methane hydrates are being found worldwide in deep sea mud(T/F) -
ANSWER true
Gas or methane hydrate a. forms at high T and low P b. is made of ice and oil c.
is a mineral that burns d. is not a fossil fuel - ANSWER c. is a mineral that
burns
Methane from sewage is a new fossil fuel(T/F) - ANSWER false
Under oxidizing conditions uranium minerals are soluble in water.(T/F) -
ANSWER true
Uranium deposits a. occur in sandstones b. form in groundwater c. are created in
reducing environments d. can be located by their natural radioactivity e. all of
the above - ANSWER (e) all of the above
Uranium deposits require which of the following geologic environments? a.
volcanic fissures b. evaporation c. swamps d. low oxygen marine e. low oxygen
sandstone - ANSWER (e)low oxygen sandstone
ANSWERS
Dinosaur bones and petrified wood are examples of fossil fuels (T/F) -
ANSWER false
Petroleum is derived from the remains of marine life(T/F) - ANSWER true
All fossil fuels are expected to be exhausted in the next 100 years(T/F) -
ANSWER false
The United States presently has sufficient oil reserves precluding the need for
oil importation(T/F) - ANSWER false
Coal is formed in which environment? a. deep marine b. weathering c. tropical
swamps d. high latitude e. shallow lakes - ANSWER (d) high latitude (cold)
swamps
To find a deposit of petroleum one must a. search in sedimentary rocks b. seek
faults c. focus on rocks of marine origin d. concentrate on young rocks e. all of
the above - ANSWER (e) all of the above
Over the past six years the US has increased its domestic production of oil and
gas.(T/F) - ANSWER true
Hydrologic fracturing or "fracking" uses water formaldehyde and sand to break
rocks and to push gas and oil to areas where they become concentrated and
extracted to the surface(T/F) - ANSWER true
The Haynesville (LA) Marcellus (PN) and Barnett (TX) shales offer new
sources of oil(T/F) - ANSWER false
The Bakken formation represents a new source of coal(T/F) - ANSWER false
, Nonrenewable resources are not naturally replenished as fast as they are utilized
and once consumed are gone effectively forever on the human time scale(T/F) -
ANSWER true
Common geologic traps for petroleum reserves include a. anticlines b. faults c.
salt domes d. all of the above e. none of the above - ANSWER (d) all of the
above
The residue of plants that has been preserved and altered by heat and pressure is
carbon(T/F) - ANSWER true
Coal often contains large quantities of sulfur which contributes to pollution and
acid rain(T/F) - ANSWER true
The countries using coal for most of their energy are a. India and China b. US
and Mexico c. Germany and Russia d.Brazil and Canada e. Japan and South
Korea - ANSWER (a) India and China
Gas or methane hydrates are being found worldwide in deep sea mud(T/F) -
ANSWER true
Gas or methane hydrate a. forms at high T and low P b. is made of ice and oil c.
is a mineral that burns d. is not a fossil fuel - ANSWER c. is a mineral that
burns
Methane from sewage is a new fossil fuel(T/F) - ANSWER false
Under oxidizing conditions uranium minerals are soluble in water.(T/F) -
ANSWER true
Uranium deposits a. occur in sandstones b. form in groundwater c. are created in
reducing environments d. can be located by their natural radioactivity e. all of
the above - ANSWER (e) all of the above
Uranium deposits require which of the following geologic environments? a.
volcanic fissures b. evaporation c. swamps d. low oxygen marine e. low oxygen
sandstone - ANSWER (e)low oxygen sandstone
