EGEE 101 Exam 2 Review Questions
with Correct Answers
Oil and Natural Gas typically form in what environment? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-marine life
preserved at the bottom of deep lakes
Hydrocarbons refer to which two elements? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-hydrogen and carbon
Which of the fossil fuels are regional commodities with regional prices? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-
coal and natural gas
Coal is formed in what enviornment? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-plants in a humic, swamp
environment
Which fossil fuel contains ash? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-coal
How many ranks of coal are there? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-four
Which coal rank has the highest heating value? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-anthracite
What two methods are used to mine coal? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-deep mining and mountaintop
removal
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, A proximate analysis shows that a certain lignite coal is 10% moisture, 30% volatiles, and 10% ash.
What is the % fixed carbon? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-1 - .10 - .30 - .10 = 0.5 or 50% carbon
Which coal rank has the highest percentage of volatiles? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-lignite
Convert a coal price of $90/ton to $/MMBtu - Correct Answer✔️✔️-$3.46/MMBtu
90/26 = 3.46
Which is more expensive, $100/ton of coal or$3/MCF of natural gas? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-
100/26 = $3.85/MMBtu
3/1 = $3/MMBtu
Coal is more expensive
What is the main use for Petroleum? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-transportation
Heavy Bitumen stuck to sand grains is called what? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-tar sands
Who was the first to use Petroleum for petrol and not for kerosene? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-John
D Rockefeller
What were the main contributions to the BP oil spill in 2010? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-human error
and effective compression
What is the main component of natural gas? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-methane
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with Correct Answers
Oil and Natural Gas typically form in what environment? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-marine life
preserved at the bottom of deep lakes
Hydrocarbons refer to which two elements? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-hydrogen and carbon
Which of the fossil fuels are regional commodities with regional prices? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-
coal and natural gas
Coal is formed in what enviornment? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-plants in a humic, swamp
environment
Which fossil fuel contains ash? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-coal
How many ranks of coal are there? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-four
Which coal rank has the highest heating value? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-anthracite
What two methods are used to mine coal? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-deep mining and mountaintop
removal
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, A proximate analysis shows that a certain lignite coal is 10% moisture, 30% volatiles, and 10% ash.
What is the % fixed carbon? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-1 - .10 - .30 - .10 = 0.5 or 50% carbon
Which coal rank has the highest percentage of volatiles? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-lignite
Convert a coal price of $90/ton to $/MMBtu - Correct Answer✔️✔️-$3.46/MMBtu
90/26 = 3.46
Which is more expensive, $100/ton of coal or$3/MCF of natural gas? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-
100/26 = $3.85/MMBtu
3/1 = $3/MMBtu
Coal is more expensive
What is the main use for Petroleum? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-transportation
Heavy Bitumen stuck to sand grains is called what? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-tar sands
Who was the first to use Petroleum for petrol and not for kerosene? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-John
D Rockefeller
What were the main contributions to the BP oil spill in 2010? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-human error
and effective compression
What is the main component of natural gas? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-methane
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