Question 1:

Fossil fuels consist primarily of

100%	1.	carbon
0%	2.	sulfur
0%	3.	oxygen
0%	4.	nitrogen

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Question 2:

Fossil fuels are the remains of organic life which have been "processed" by the action of _____.

0%	1.	aerobic bacteria
100%	2.	anaerobic bacteria
0%	3.	anaerobic viruses
0%	4.	sulfuric acid

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Question 3:

The next stage in the processing of coal, after peat, is ______.

0%	1.	anthracite
0%	2.	bituminous coal
0%	3.	sub-bituminous coal
100%	4.	lignite

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Question 4:

When oil is refined, it is heated and vaporized, so that it rises up the fractionating column. As it rises up the column____________.

100%	1.	the heavier products, such as tar and lubricating oil, condense first.
0%	2.	the lighter products, such as gasoline and kerosene, condense out first.
0 %	3.	the vapors are completely expelled out at the top.
0%	4.	none of the above.

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Question 5:

When something grows at an exponential rate, it grows

0%	1.	by the same amount each year.
0%	2.	by an amount that increases a fixed amount each year
100%	3.	at a rate that is proportional to the amount, N, that already exists.
0%	4.	by a decreasing amount each year.

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Question 6:

If the population of a city grows 2% a year, how long will it take for the population to increase from 100,000 to 200,000?

0%	1.	2 years
100%	2.	35 years
0%	3.	70 years
0%	4.	50 years

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Question 7:

A bell-curve is a better model for oil consumption than an exponential one because _______.

100%	1.	oil is a finite, non-renewable resource.
0%	2.	demand for oil is constant, never growing.
0%	3.	demand for oil is decreasing.
0%	4.	oil is a renewable resource.

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Question 8:

M.K. Hubbert predicted that US oil production would peak in

0%	1.	1957
0%	2.	1990
100%	3.	1970
0%	4.	2010

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Question 9:

Many geologists predict that the rate of oil production in the world will

100%	1.	peak in the early part of this century.
0%	2.	peak toward the end of this century.
0%	3.	has already peaked.
0%	4.	will never peak, because of improving technology.

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Question 10:

The Middle East currently has __________ billion barrels of oil in proven reserves.

100%	1.	676
0%	2.	765
0%	3.	50
0%	4.	1,000

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