cas ee 150 quiz 1 Question and answers rated A+
2025/2026
1 energythe capacity to do work
.
workapplying a force across a distance (force x distance)
2
. 1st law of thermody-energy is neither created nor
destroyed and is conserved
namics
3
4.
. 2nd law of during energy conversions, we cannot have 100% eflciency;
thermody- namics there will always be some waste. entropy (chaos, the idea that
things fall apart) must always increase or stay the same for a
process to be spontaneous
5. sustainability a sustainable society meets the needs of the present generation
without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their
needs (also known as intergenerational sustainability)
6. heat engine is able to convert some fraction of the heat from a source and
convert it
to mechanical energy
7. how is oil formed? formed through the heating and pressure "cooking" of kerogen
(trapped ancient plankton).
8. how is gas formed? formed through "cooking" kerogen for an even longer amount of
time
than oil.
9. how is coal formed? when dead plant matter decays into peat and is converted into
by the heat and pressure of being deep underground over
millions of years.
10. yield per effort (ype) how much work you do for a given output (ex. barrels found per
foot
of well drilled). If we are "running out" of a resource, we should
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, see it decrease (ex. we are working harder to get the same
benefit).
11. the "best first" principle states that the most lucrative oil locations will be utilized first.
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above 5,000 feet (mostly)
12. at what depth
does oil form? 10,000 to 5,000 feet (mixed)
13. at what depth does below 10,000 feet mostly
gas form? 10,000 to 5,000 feet (mixed)
14. at what depth does coal below 100 meters
form?
15. entropy measure of disorder
16. kinetic energy formula 1/2mv^2
17. potential energy formu- w x h (weight x height)
la
18. mass energy E = mc^2
19. power formula energy/time
20. work formula force x distance
21. chemical energy energy released via chemical reactions
22. heat or thermal energy energy of random movement of molecules
23. kinetic energy energy of movement
24. potential energy energy of position or stored energy
25. electrical energy energy in a charge gradient
26. electrical energy formu- q x v (q = charge)
la
27. electromagnetic energy characterized by wavelength, lambda, and frequency
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1 energythe capacity to do work
.
workapplying a force across a distance (force x distance)
2
. 1st law of thermody-energy is neither created nor
destroyed and is conserved
namics
3
4.
. 2nd law of during energy conversions, we cannot have 100% eflciency;
thermody- namics there will always be some waste. entropy (chaos, the idea that
things fall apart) must always increase or stay the same for a
process to be spontaneous
5. sustainability a sustainable society meets the needs of the present generation
without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their
needs (also known as intergenerational sustainability)
6. heat engine is able to convert some fraction of the heat from a source and
convert it
to mechanical energy
7. how is oil formed? formed through the heating and pressure "cooking" of kerogen
(trapped ancient plankton).
8. how is gas formed? formed through "cooking" kerogen for an even longer amount of
time
than oil.
9. how is coal formed? when dead plant matter decays into peat and is converted into
by the heat and pressure of being deep underground over
millions of years.
10. yield per effort (ype) how much work you do for a given output (ex. barrels found per
foot
of well drilled). If we are "running out" of a resource, we should
1/
16
, see it decrease (ex. we are working harder to get the same
benefit).
11. the "best first" principle states that the most lucrative oil locations will be utilized first.
2/
16
, cas ee 150 quiz 1
Study online at
https://quizlet.com/_csghdd
above 5,000 feet (mostly)
12. at what depth
does oil form? 10,000 to 5,000 feet (mixed)
13. at what depth does below 10,000 feet mostly
gas form? 10,000 to 5,000 feet (mixed)
14. at what depth does coal below 100 meters
form?
15. entropy measure of disorder
16. kinetic energy formula 1/2mv^2
17. potential energy formu- w x h (weight x height)
la
18. mass energy E = mc^2
19. power formula energy/time
20. work formula force x distance
21. chemical energy energy released via chemical reactions
22. heat or thermal energy energy of random movement of molecules
23. kinetic energy energy of movement
24. potential energy energy of position or stored energy
25. electrical energy energy in a charge gradient
26. electrical energy formu- q x v (q = charge)
la
27. electromagnetic energy characterized by wavelength, lambda, and frequency
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