chapter 16

5 Written Questions

1. unit of power
2. nuclear reactor that produces more fuel than it consumes by converting uranium to plutonium
3. conversion of solid coal to liquid hydrocarbon fuel
4. unit of electrical power equal to 1,000 watts
5. synthetic gaseous and liquid fuels produced from solid coal

4 Matching Questions

1. oil
2. liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
3. oil shale
4. synthetic natural gas (SNG)

1. a gooey liquid consisting mostly of hydrocarbon compounds
2. b Fine-grained rock containing kerogen
3. c Mixture of liquefied propane and butane gas removed from natural gas and used as a fuel.
4. d gaseous fuel containing mostly methane

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. gooey, black, high-sulfur, heavy oil extracted from tar sand
   1. oil sand
   2. bitumen
   3. kerogen
   4. meltdown
2. underground deposits of gases
   1. petroleum
   2. natural gas
   3. tailings
   4. net energy
3. nuclear change in which the nuclei of certain isotopes are slit apart
   1. nuclear energy
   2. nuclear fission
   3. nuclear fusion
   4. coal gasification
4. gooey liquid consisting mostly of hydrocarbon compounds
   1. crude oil
   2. kerogen
   3. shale oil
   4. coal
5. waste products of nuclear power plants
   1. tailings
   2. natural gas
   3. radioactive waste
   4. oil shale

5 True/False Questions

1. nuclear energy → energy released when atomic nuclei undergo a nuclear reaction

   True        False

2. petrochemicals → products made from oil

   True        False

3. fissionable isotope → Slow-flowing, dark brown heavy oil obtained when kerogen in oil shale is vaporized at high temperatures and then condensed

   True        False

4. net energy → energy released when atomic nuclei undergo a nuclear reaction

   True        False

5. meltdown → Solid, waxy mixture of hydrocarbons found in oil shale rock

   True        False