Fossil Fuels Flashcards
What do you know about the formation of fossil fuels
Fossil fuels are organic compounds that are from fossilized plants and animal remnants.
These plants and animal remains are covered by sand,silt and rock.
The creation of fossils bet natural gas, oil or coal is dependent on the type of fossil, amount of heat , and amount of pressure.
Planktons decomposed and became oil and natural gas while plants became coal.
Global coal reserves 2020
Asia, USA, South America,Canada,Australia,middle east,Russia,Poland , Ukraine.
Global natural gas reserves
Asia, Russia, Ukraine,north and South America, Australia,some parts of Africa, some parts of Europe
Global oil reserves
North and South America, Russia, Middle East, some parts of Asia, Australia,some parts of Africa
What happens when fossil fuel reserves are unevenly distributed in the world .
- Countries with high reserves tend to lend on them heavily for development which harms th environment.
- in some cases it is used as leverage during international relations which affects trade, allegiance and may even bring conflicts.
What do you know about Oil shale?
Oil shale is a solid mixture of organic chemical compounds from which liquid hydrocarbons can be produced.
Not very common and important in countries that have big fossil reserves.
What do you know about peat formation?
Peat is formed in 500years.
Not really desired as fuel because, it is dirty and inconvenient. It has moisture content and needs to be dried before being used as fuel.
Found in Europe(Sweden), Canada and some parts of Asia and Africa.
What is coal?
Coal is a solid mixture consisting largely of carbon , and variety of minerals like Pb,Hg,As, and various radioactive isotopes
How many common coal types are there and what are they ?
There are three types of common coal.
1. Anthracite (hard coal)
2. Bituminous coal (soft coal)
3. Lignite (brown coal)
How are the various forms of coal formed
Heat and pressure are applied to Peat (not coal ) then it becomes lignite more heat and pressure added it then becomes bituminous coal more heat and pressure added it then becomes anthracite.
As you move from peat to anthracite heat and carbon content increases.
As you move from anthracite to peat moisture content increases.
What is the precursor to form coal?
Peat
Is this this true or false: coal is formed from massive heat and pressure
True
Mention one characteristic about the common types of coal
Anthracite:the most desirable out of the three because of its high heat value. Has very limited supply in most areas and has low sulfur content.
Bituminous coal: extensively used because of its very high heat content and has high supply in most areas. Has a high sulfur content .
Lignite: low heat content , limited in most areas, low sulfur content.
What do you know about the formation of oil?
Crude oil is a mixture of thousand different molecules.
It has a ranging density can be thick and viscous as well as light and fluid.
It’s color can range from yellow to dark black.
In or Oder fro crude to be used it is separated into fuels and lubricants with specific properties.
What is an oil refinery?
This is an industrial processing plant where crude oil is transformed and refined into useful products such as :
Asphalt base
Gasoline(petrol)
Liquified petroleum gas
Diesel oil
Heating oil
Fuel oil
Kerosene
Petroleum naphtha
