Chapter 24 | GEOS 1024 - Resources Geology, Quizzes of Geology

Class: GEOS 1024 - Resources Geology; Subject: Geosciences; University: Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University; Term: Fall 2013;

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2012/2013

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TERM 1
Natural gas
DEFINITION 1
important alternative to oil for purposes like generating
electricity and heat
TERM 2
fracking
DEFINITION 2
release natural gas from ground after drilling, fluids
containing toxic chemicals are injected underground at high
pressure in a process known as fracking
TERM 3
What is a fossil fuel reserve?
DEFINITION 3
known source of untrpapped fossil fuels that are expected to
be economically and technologically recoverable
TERM 4
how many ears will we be ale to rely on oil as
a fuel source
DEFINITION 4
40
TERM 5
WHAT discribes fracking?
DEFINITION 5
piping a mixture of water,sand, chemicals deep underground
to force natural gas to the surface
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TERM 1

Natural gas

DEFINITION 1

important alternative to oil for purposes like generating

electricity and heat

TERM 2

fracking

DEFINITION 2

release natural gas from ground after drilling, fluids

containing toxic chemicals are injected underground at high

pressure in a process known as fracking

TERM 3

What is a fossil fuel reserve?

DEFINITION 3

known source of untrpapped fossil fuels that are expected to

be economically and technologically recoverable

TERM 4

how many ears will we be ale to rely on oil as

a fuel source

DEFINITION 4

TERM 5

WHAT discribes fracking?

DEFINITION 5

piping a mixture of water,sand, chemicals deep underground

to force natural gas to the surface

TERM 6

how muc oil is located in the middle east than

in the US

DEFINITION 6

twice as much

TERM 7

why do analysts think that oil and gasoline

will never be inexpensive again

DEFINITION 7

the world has passed peak oil production