EGEE 101 Exam 2 Review Questions
with Correct Answers
Oil and Natural Gas typically form in what environment? - ....ANSWER ...-marine
life preserved at the bottom of deep lakes
Hydrocarbons refer to which two elements? - ....ANSWER ...-hydrogen and carbon
Which of the fossil fuels are regional commodities with regional prices? -
....ANSWER ...-coal and natural gas
Coal is formed in what enviornment? - ....ANSWER ...-plants in a humic, swamp
environment
Which fossil fuel contains ash? - ....ANSWER ...-coal
How many ranks of coal are there? - ....ANSWER ...-four
Which coal rank has the highest heating value? - ....ANSWER ...-anthracite
What two methods are used to mine coal? - ....ANSWER ...-deep mining and
mountaintop removal
A proximate analysis shows that a certain lignite coal is 10% moisture, 30% volatiles, and
10% ash. What is the % fixed carbon? - ....ANSWER ...-1 - .10 - .30 - .10 = 0.5 or 50%
carbon
Which coal rank has the highest percentage of volatiles? - ....ANSWER ...-lignite
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, Convert a coal price of $90/ton to $/MMBtu - ....ANSWER ...-$3.46/MMBtu
90/26 = 3.46
Which is more expensive, $100/ton of coal or$3/MCF of natural gas? -
....ANSWER ...-100/26 = $3.85/MMBtu
3/1 = $3/MMBtu
Coal is more expensive
What is the main use for Petroleum? - ....ANSWER ...-transportation
Heavy Bitumen stuck to sand grains is called what? - ....ANSWER ...-tar sands
Who was the first to use Petroleum for petrol and not for kerosene? -
....ANSWER ...-John D Rockefeller
What were the main contributions to the BP oil spill in 2010? - ....ANSWER ...-
human error and effective compression
What is the main component of natural gas? - ....ANSWER ...-methane
Which fossil fuel has the highest heating value pr pound? - ....ANSWER ...-natural
gas
Which fossil fuel is the cleanest burning? - ....ANSWER ...-natural gas
Does fracking cause methane to leak into fresh water aquifers? - ....ANSWER ...-
No, poorly installed casings do that
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with Correct Answers
Oil and Natural Gas typically form in what environment? - ....ANSWER ...-marine
life preserved at the bottom of deep lakes
Hydrocarbons refer to which two elements? - ....ANSWER ...-hydrogen and carbon
Which of the fossil fuels are regional commodities with regional prices? -
....ANSWER ...-coal and natural gas
Coal is formed in what enviornment? - ....ANSWER ...-plants in a humic, swamp
environment
Which fossil fuel contains ash? - ....ANSWER ...-coal
How many ranks of coal are there? - ....ANSWER ...-four
Which coal rank has the highest heating value? - ....ANSWER ...-anthracite
What two methods are used to mine coal? - ....ANSWER ...-deep mining and
mountaintop removal
A proximate analysis shows that a certain lignite coal is 10% moisture, 30% volatiles, and
10% ash. What is the % fixed carbon? - ....ANSWER ...-1 - .10 - .30 - .10 = 0.5 or 50%
carbon
Which coal rank has the highest percentage of volatiles? - ....ANSWER ...-lignite
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, Convert a coal price of $90/ton to $/MMBtu - ....ANSWER ...-$3.46/MMBtu
90/26 = 3.46
Which is more expensive, $100/ton of coal or$3/MCF of natural gas? -
....ANSWER ...-100/26 = $3.85/MMBtu
3/1 = $3/MMBtu
Coal is more expensive
What is the main use for Petroleum? - ....ANSWER ...-transportation
Heavy Bitumen stuck to sand grains is called what? - ....ANSWER ...-tar sands
Who was the first to use Petroleum for petrol and not for kerosene? -
....ANSWER ...-John D Rockefeller
What were the main contributions to the BP oil spill in 2010? - ....ANSWER ...-
human error and effective compression
What is the main component of natural gas? - ....ANSWER ...-methane
Which fossil fuel has the highest heating value pr pound? - ....ANSWER ...-natural
gas
Which fossil fuel is the cleanest burning? - ....ANSWER ...-natural gas
Does fracking cause methane to leak into fresh water aquifers? - ....ANSWER ...-
No, poorly installed casings do that
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