EnvSci Quarter 3 CQA

Oil shale, oil sands, cude oil

All of the following can be used the same way to produce petroleum products (such as plastic, medicines, gasoline, soaps, pesticides, fertilizers, etc)

heat, pressure and time

Oil forms from dead organisms when there is

peak oil

_________is the time when oil will reach its highest production

Fractional Distillation

The process of refining crude oil is known as ________which seperates the oil into different hydrocarbon components, or fractions.

very energy intensive, dirty, and destroys larger areas of natural habitat

Compared to conventional techniques for producing oil, oil tar sands production is

Natural Gas

Gaseous fossil fuel that forms under similar conditions as crude oil, mostly methane.

Petroleum

Liquid Fossil Fuel used as a potable fuel source or as raw material for products such as plastics, pesticides,

Reserves

Measure of the amount of oil that is economically feasible to extract from known deposit using current techniques

Fracking

Method used to extract natural gas from deep reserves (formally known as hydraulic fracturing)

Energy Independence

Meeting all of one's energy needs without importing fuel

Oil shale

Compressed sedimentary rock that contain kerogen an oil like compound that is released when heated

Oil and natural gas

Fracking is a method to extract ________from deep unconventional reserves.

pesticides, plastics, soaps, and medicines

Crude Oil, Petroleum, and Petrochemicals are the raw materials used to produce what?

1. A well drilled down into rock and then extended horizontally 2. Holes are blasted into rock using explosive charges 3. A slurry of sand,water, and chemicals is pumped into fractures in tge rock 4. Gas eacapes through fractirea and is collected

What is the correct order of the steps involved in fracking?

boiling points

In order for distillation of petrochemicals to work properly substances being separated must have different

transportation systems, local economy, and availability of water

Considerations when determining the benefits of hydraulic fracturing should include

contamination of groundwater and streams, earthquakes, gas leaks

Potential risks to the environment as a result of hydraulic fracturing include

a process used to liberate oil and natural gas from rock formations

Hydraulic Fracturing is best described as

distillation

Fractions (parts) of crude oil are separated from one another in a fractioning tower by the process of

coal releases more greenhouse gases than natural gas

When comparing natural gas and coal ..

86

How many days did it take to cap the BP oil spill in 2010?

Fossil fuels include

Coal, natural gas and oil

Fossil fuels come from

remains of dead organisms

the following are fossil fuels

Oil, natural gas and coal

The most common type of coal found in Ohio would be

Bituminous

Consequences of burning coal would include

Both Acid Rain and Global Warming

Primary uses of coal in the United States include

Generation of Electricity

This is not a toxic heavy metals found in fugitive dust which can contaminate air and surface water

Carbon Dioxide

Coal formation is the result of_________ from the carboniferous period

Dead plants

The existence of Big Musky (large coal shovel) in Ohio is evidence of

Surface mining

The main element making up coal is

Carbon

What is one negative consequence of the Industrial Revolution?

environmental harm from the burning of fossil fuels

Scientists have documented that climate change is a normal process. What is the PRIMARY reason that the current warming trend is so alarming to those same scientists?

It is occurring at a rapid rate.

global warming

The data in the graph in Figure 6-5 above helped ecologists identify which environmental problem?

Although people are traveling more by car, pollution has decreased

What is a valid conclusion that can be drawn from the graph in the image

Which of the following is the largest contributing factor in global climate change?

Release of Carbon dioxide

As CO2 increases temp increases

What would be a reasonable conclusion to draw from this graph?

Greenhouse gases increased and temperatures will increase.

Notice that a sudden change occurred at the start of Day 4 in the graph below. What change in greenhouse gases would cause this change? How would you expect temperatures to change as a result of this?

The meteorological conditions in a given place on a given day

Weather

Long-term patterns or trends of meteorological conditions.

Climate

Molecules in the atmosphere that absorb heat and reradiate it back to Earth

Greenhouse Gases

The warming of the planet that results when heat is trapped by Earth's atmosphere

Greenhouse Effect

Which of the following sources of outdoor air pollution is anthropogenic (man made)?

controlled burns