Chapter 24 Self Quiz: Petroleum

  1. Fossil fuels require the following conditions to buildup EXCEPT:
    1. high oxygen levels (correct)
    2. buried in sediment (wrong)
    3. heat (wrong)
    4. pressure (wrong)
    5. partial decomposition (wrong)
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  2. During oil refining, which is the heaviest fraction?
    1. liquefied petroleum gas (wrong)
    2. kerosene (wrong)
    3. gasoline (wrong)
    4. diesel (wrong)
    5. asphalt (correct)
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  3. Most of the world's conventional reserves of oil are located in
    1. Antarctica (wrong)
    2. Middle East (correct)
    3. China (wrong)
    4. U.S. (wrong)
    5. Canada (wrong)
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  4. The long-term consequences of oil spills are
    1. climate change (wrong)
    2. sea level drop (wrong)
    3. biominimization (wrong)
    4. unknown (correct)
    5. all of the above (wrong)
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  5. Which kind of fossil fuel is recovered by fracking?
    1. coal (wrong)
    2. shale gas (correct)
    3. propane (wrong)
    4. oil sands (wrong)
    5. diesel (wrong)
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