Department of
Natural Sciences
Clayton College & State University
Morrow, Georgia
February 19, 2009
SCI 1901E - Quiz 9
Name __________SOLUTION_____________
a. provides no information about the relative uncertainty in resource discovery.
b. provides information about the relative cost of recovering energy reserves.
c. has the same weaknesses as a Hubbert curve.
d. is a bell shaped curve.
(02) 2. The United States of America
a. is one of the world’s largest producers of oil.
b. has a major portion of the world’s oil reserves.
c. relies on oil for production of electricity.
d. is one of the world’s smallest consumers of oil.
(02) 3. Which of the following geological formations would be a likely place to look for oil?
a. Lava field.
b. Mountain top.
c. Sub-surface anticline with impermeable cap rock.
d. River basin.
(04) 4. Of what three components is petroleum composed? What two chemical elements make up petroleum?
Components:
a. crude oil
b. natural gas
c. asphaltic semi-solids
Elemental composition:
a. hydrogen
b. carbon
(05) 5. List five products of the refining of oil through distillation.
a. gasoline
b. kerosene
c. gas oil or fuel oil
d. lubricating oil
e. paraffin
or
coke
asphalt