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35 Cards in this Set
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. What are fossil fuels?
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Forms of stored solar energy created from incomplete biological decomposition of dead organic matter -Coal, crude oil and natural gas
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What are the different kinds of fossil fuels?
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coal, crude oil and natural gas
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How were fossil fuels formed?
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Incomplete biological decomposition of dead organic matter
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How large are the reserves for oil, coal, and natural gas?
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x
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Where are the largest crude oil fields located?
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x
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What are proven reserves?
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x
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What are some of the environmental effects of oil and natural gas extraction?
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x
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How is coal formed?
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x
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What are the 4 types of coal and how do they compare in terms of energy and sulfur content?
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x
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What is the worldwide distribution of coal reserves?
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x
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How long can we expect these reserves to last at our present rate of use?
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x
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What are some of the effects of strip mining? Of Underground mining?
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x
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What are the provisions of the Surface Control and Reclamation Act of 1977?
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x
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What are the major environmental concerns about using coal?
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x
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What are some options we have to deal with these concerns?
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x
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. What are fossil fuels?
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x
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What are the different kinds of fossil fuels?
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x
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How were fossil fuels formed?
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x
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How large are the reserves for oil, coal, and natural gas?
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x
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Where are the largest crude oil fields located?
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x
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What are proven reserves?
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x
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What are some of the environmental effects of oil and natural gas extraction?
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x
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How is coal formed?
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x
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What are the 4 types of coal and how do they compare in terms of energy and sulfur content?
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x
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What is the worldwide distribution of coal reserves?
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x
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How long can we expect these reserves to last at our present rate of use?
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x
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What are some of the effects of strip mining? Of Underground mining?
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x
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What are the provisions of the Surface Control and Reclamation Act of 1977?
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x
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What are the major environmental concerns about using coal?
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x
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What are some options we have to deal with these concerns?
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x
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What is allowance trading and how does it work?
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x
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What is oil shale?
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x
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What are tar sands?
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x
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Important questions:
Should we drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? |
x
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Should the gasoline tax be raised?
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x
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