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Coal, Oil, and Gas Notes

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COAL, OIL, & GAS Stats from Geohive: US total energy consumption ? ranked 1st worldwide US oil consumption ? ranked 1st worldwide US coal consumption ? ranked 2nd worldwide (behind China) US natural gas consumption ? ranked 1st worldwide I. Oil (15-6) Most important fossil fuel in US economy: used mostly for transportation A. Petroleum or crude oil (oil as comes out of ground) 1.Produced by decomposition of deeply buried dead organic matter from plants and animals under high temperatures and pressures over millions of years 2.Consists mainly of hydrocarbons, with small amounts of sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen impurities 3.Often trapped with natural gas 4.In pores and cracks in rocks, if enough pressure create a gusher when drill B. Oil recovery

Toponymy

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Toponymy: DEFINITION: Classification of Place Names: Provide a definition and example for each one. Descriptive: Toponym that derives from physical features Associative: toponym- Example- mill river (mill on the river) Incident: Ex battle creek (toponym) Possessive: named for a person, perhaps founder
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Ashoka

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?He was an?Indian?emperor of the?Mauryan Dynasty?who ruled almost all of the?Indian subcontinent?from ca. 269 BCE to 232 BCE.[1]?One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka reigned over most of present-day India after a number of military conquests.
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