1. Coal & Oil Review

2. Team with the most points at the end wins

3. What are at least 2 concerns for miners about mining underground?  Cave-ins, explosions, toxic gases, black lung, lack of oxygen

4. Describe 2 ways that coal affects the environment.  Acid rain (sulfur), Deforestation for mines, heavy metal drainage from mines into water; global warming from CO2 released

5. Why does coal cause black lung or lung cancer?  Dust from mining or burning coal releases small particles that get stuck in lungs.

6. What effects do toxic heavy metals have on humans?  Birth defects, loss of sensation, mental incapabilities

7. What is the relationship between impurities in coal & the amount of air pollution?  More impurities= more air pollution

8. Label each letter. Give a brief explanation for each.

9. Draw oil formation showing the source, cap and reservoir rocks.

10. What is leaked into the river from acid mine drainage? What color is the river?  Heavy metals  Orange

11. List the uses of oil.  Electricity/heat, manufacture plastics, fuels like jet fuel, diesel, gasoline, kerosene, waxes etc.

12. How do tar sands & oil shale differ from crude oil?  They are solids. Have to be heated to become oil.

13. What does OPEC stand for?  ORGANIZATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES

14. List 2 pros and 2 cons of oil.  Pros: Cheap for plants, easy to store & move, a lot of energy  Cons: pollution, global warming, nonrenewable, accidents

15. Must get all correct for a point: Hottest burning coal: Dirtiest coal: Coal found nearest us: Coal with most carbon: Burned near the mine: Anth. Peat Anth. Lignite

16. Where is oil found? Ocean floor or on land

17. Where is oil processed?  REFINERY

18. Contrast how coal and oil are formed.  Coal= swamp plants under rock  Oil= marine organisms under rock

19. Term for returning the land to its original state after mining? RECLAMATION

20. What two external conditions are needed to make coal or oil?  HEAT & PRESSURE

21. What type of coal did Centralia have? What happened at Centralia?  Anthracite  Landfill fire set abandoned coal mine burning for past 50 yrs.

22. List the uses of coal.  Steel, electricity, manufacture plastics, heat