EGEE 101 Exam 2 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT 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
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
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
A) True
B) False - CORRECT ANSWER - A) True
How many hydrogen atoms are present in coal for one carbon atom?
A) 0.8
B) 2
C) 4
D) 15 - CORRECT ANSWER - A) 0.8
Which one of the following has the highest heating value per pound?
A) Coal
B) Oil
C) Natural gas - CORRECT ANSWER - C) Natural Gas
The quantity of an energy source that is known to exist and that can be recovered economically
is called
A) Resource
B) Reserve
C) Supply
D) Asset - CORRECT ANSWER - B) Reserve
Questions and CORRECT 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
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
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
A) True
B) False - CORRECT ANSWER - A) True
How many hydrogen atoms are present in coal for one carbon atom?
A) 0.8
B) 2
C) 4
D) 15 - CORRECT ANSWER - A) 0.8
Which one of the following has the highest heating value per pound?
A) Coal
B) Oil
C) Natural gas - CORRECT ANSWER - C) Natural Gas
The quantity of an energy source that is known to exist and that can be recovered economically
is called
A) Resource
B) Reserve
C) Supply
D) Asset - CORRECT ANSWER - B) Reserve
