Pennsylvania State University EGEE 101 Lesson 4: Coal 1)What is not present in coal? a

Pennsylvania State University

EGEE 101

Lesson 4: Coal

1)What is not present in coal?

a.            Mineral matter

b.            Ash

c.             Fixed carbon

d.            Moisture

2.            The collection of newly imposed rules regarding coal mining, federal land access for mining, and emissions (from coal-fired combustion in electriicyt production and industrial use)in the 2nd term of the Obama administration is know by the coal mining industry as the [answer] on coal. (One word answer expected.) Later we examine how the Trump administration is rolling-back some of these regulations.

3.            What does BTU stand for (as in the calorific value of a coal is 12,000 btu/lb daf basis)?

4.            Which controversial mining method (mostly West Virginia, Kentucky, and some other states) is this?

a.            Open pit mining

b.            Mountain top removal

c.             Drift mining

d.            Slope mining

5.            What is an undesirable emission (and a greenhouse gas) from coal mining?

a.            Coalmine methane

b.            Particulate matter

c.             Sulfur dioxide

d.            Carbon dioxide

6.            What is the organic material in shale (insoluble in a common solvent). One word beginning with “k” [answer 1]

7.            Which country currently leads the world in coal production?

a.            China

b.            United States

c.             UK

d.            Indonesia

e.            Russia

8.            Coal is traded internationally. According to this figure what two countries are the eading exporters?

a.            Great Britain and South Africa

b.            China and Columbia

c.             Germany and Poland

d.            Indonesia and Australia

e.            United States and China