EGEE 101 EXAM 2 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Which of the following processes does NOT happen in the global carbon cycle?
A) Carbon dioxide in atmosphere slowly dissolves in ocean
B) Carbon dioxide in atmosphere is incorporated in the earth as carbonate rocks
C) Carbon dioxide is absorbed by plants through a process called photosynthesis
D) Glucose is formed during the decay process - Correct Answer✔️✔️-D) Glucose is formed
during the decay process
Fossil fuels are formed due to the interruption of the decay process in the carbon cycle.
A) True
B) False - Correct Answer✔️✔️-A True
The starting point of the formation of fossil fuels is the transformation of decaying organic matter
to kerogen.
A) True
B) False - Correct Answer✔️✔️-A) True
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,Which of the following contributes to the formation of kerogen?
A) Algae
B) Micro-organisms
C) Trees
D) All of the above - Correct Answer✔️✔️-D) All of the above
Kerogen derived from higher plants gets converted to crude oil and natural gas when buried inside
the earth for millions of years.
A) True
B) False - Correct Answer✔️✔️-B) False
Crude oil and natural gas are derived from algae and other non-woody plants.
Kerogens are formed by the transformation of inorganic matter into an insoluble, polymeric material
A) True
B) False - Correct Answer✔️✔️-B) False
Kerogen formed from algae or plankton is derived from
A) Fats
B) Oils
C) Waxes
D) All of the above - Correct Answer✔️✔️-D) All of the above
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, Kerogen produced from higher plants gets converted into natural gas.
A) True
B) False - Correct Answer✔️✔️-B) False
What is necessary for the fossil fuel formation?
A) Temperature
B) Pressure
C) Time
D) All of the above - Correct Answer✔️✔️-D) All of the above
Kerogens are produced from algae, planktons and higher plants with the help of decomposition by
bacteria.
A) True
B) False - Correct Answer✔️✔️-A) True
Bituminous coal formed in the United States originated during
A) Jurassic period
B) Miocene period
C) Carboniferous period
D) None of the above - Correct Answer✔️✔️-C) Carboniferous period
Lignite coal originated during Jurassic period
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AND ANSWERS
Which of the following processes does NOT happen in the global carbon cycle?
A) Carbon dioxide in atmosphere slowly dissolves in ocean
B) Carbon dioxide in atmosphere is incorporated in the earth as carbonate rocks
C) Carbon dioxide is absorbed by plants through a process called photosynthesis
D) Glucose is formed during the decay process - Correct Answer✔️✔️-D) Glucose is formed
during the decay process
Fossil fuels are formed due to the interruption of the decay process in the carbon cycle.
A) True
B) False - Correct Answer✔️✔️-A True
The starting point of the formation of fossil fuels is the transformation of decaying organic matter
to kerogen.
A) True
B) False - Correct Answer✔️✔️-A) True
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,Which of the following contributes to the formation of kerogen?
A) Algae
B) Micro-organisms
C) Trees
D) All of the above - Correct Answer✔️✔️-D) All of the above
Kerogen derived from higher plants gets converted to crude oil and natural gas when buried inside
the earth for millions of years.
A) True
B) False - Correct Answer✔️✔️-B) False
Crude oil and natural gas are derived from algae and other non-woody plants.
Kerogens are formed by the transformation of inorganic matter into an insoluble, polymeric material
A) True
B) False - Correct Answer✔️✔️-B) False
Kerogen formed from algae or plankton is derived from
A) Fats
B) Oils
C) Waxes
D) All of the above - Correct Answer✔️✔️-D) All of the above
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, Kerogen produced from higher plants gets converted into natural gas.
A) True
B) False - Correct Answer✔️✔️-B) False
What is necessary for the fossil fuel formation?
A) Temperature
B) Pressure
C) Time
D) All of the above - Correct Answer✔️✔️-D) All of the above
Kerogens are produced from algae, planktons and higher plants with the help of decomposition by
bacteria.
A) True
B) False - Correct Answer✔️✔️-A) True
Bituminous coal formed in the United States originated during
A) Jurassic period
B) Miocene period
C) Carboniferous period
D) None of the above - Correct Answer✔️✔️-C) Carboniferous period
Lignite coal originated during Jurassic period
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