Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
17 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Describes decompostion that occurs without using, or in the absence of, oxygen.
|
Anaerobic (333)
|
|
|
The hardest of naturally occuring coals.
|
Anthracite (333)
|
|
|
A form of coal that is softer than anthracite but harder than lignite.
|
Bituminous (333)
|
|
|
Methane associated with, and extracted from, coal deposits.
|
Coal-Bed Methane (326)
|
|
|
Hydrocarbon fuels formed from organic matter.
|
Fossil Fuel (318)
|
|
|
Any process by which coal is converted to a gaseous hydrocarbon fuel.
|
Gasification (334)
|
|
|
Deep aquifers under unusally high pressure, exceeding normal hydrostatic (fluid) pressure.
|
Geopressurized Zones (327)
|
|
|
A waxy solid hydrocarbon in oil shale.
|
Kerogen (339)
|
|
|
The softest of the coals.
|
Lignite (333)
|
|
|
Any process by which coal is converted into a liquid hydrocarbon fuel.
|
Liquefaction (334)
|
|
|
A crystalline solid of natural gas and water molecules, found in arctic regions and marine sediments.
|
Methane Hydrate (327)
|
|
|
Gaseous hydrocarbons, especially methane.
|
Natural Gas (319)
|
|
|
Not being replenished or formed at any significant rate on a human timescale.
|
Nonrenewable (321)
|
|
|
Any of various liquid hydrocarbon compounds.
|
Oil (319)
|
|
|
A sedimenary rock containing the waxy solid hydrocarbon kerogen.
|
Oil Shale (339)
|
|
|
Liquid hydrocarbons derived from organic matter and used as fuel.
|
Petroleum (319)
|
|
|
Sedimentary rock, usually sand, conttaining thick, tarlike, heavy oils.
|
Tar Sand (340)
|
