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question 50

Multiple Choice

The table below gives the average rate of monthly U.S. field production of crude oil for each decade from the 1920s through the 2000s (based on estimates calculated from the US Energy Information Administration) . Use this data to estimate the total US field production from the 1920s to the 2000s. Note that there are 120 months in a decade. Production is given in millions of barrels per month.

• A)188,160,000,000 barrels
• B)94,050,000,000 barrels
• C)221,352,000,000 barrels
• D)72,350,000,000 barrels

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Definitions:

Venous Return

The flow of blood back to the heart through the veins, critical for maintaining cardiovascular function.

Cardiac Cycle

The cardiac cycle is the sequence of events that occurs during one heartbeat, involving the contraction (systole) and relaxation (diastole) of the atria and ventricles to pump blood throughout the body.

Stroke Volume

The volume of blood pumped from the heart's left ventricle per beat.

Cardiac Output

Cardiac Output is the volume of blood the heart pumps through the circulatory system in one minute.