Kerogen Is the Name Given to a Solid Combustible Mixture

question 27

True/False

Kerogen is the name given to a solid combustible mixture of hydrocarbons found in oil shales.

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Definitions:

Ecologically Sensitive

An area that is identified as being sensitive to changes in environmental conditions, requiring protection or special management to sustain its biodiversity and ecological processes.

Nonpoint Source

Pollution that comes from many diffuse sources rather than a single, identifiable source, often affecting water quality.

Water Pollution

The contamination of water bodies (e.g., lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers) with substances harmful to life, which can be detrimental to plants, animals, and human health.

Agriculture

The practice of cultivating the land and raising livestock to produce food, fiber, and other products.