Identify and describe at least three employment opportunities in the petroleum industry

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? paleontologists (who study fossil remains in the earth to locate oil-bearing layers of rock)
? mineralogists (who study the physical and chemical properties of mineral and rock samples)
? stratigraphers (who determine the rock layers most likely to contain oil and natural gas)
? photogeologists (who examine and interpret aerial photographs of land surfaces)
? petrologists (who investigate the history of the formation of the earth's crust)
? other specialists, such as drafters and surveyors (who assist in surveying and mapping operations)

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What is the term used to describe the relationship between the work performed by a piston during the compression stroke, and the work received by it during the power stroke?

A. brake horsepower (BHP) B. torque gain C. mean effective pressure (MEP) D. constant volume cycle

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All of the following are benefits of expanding the size of your shop EXCEPT _________

A) Increases the overhead of the shop B) Increases the number of technicians you can have in the shop C) Gives the shop room to expand into as business increases D) Increases the available labor hours you can sell

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Which type of manual or service information includes the flat rate time and the cost of parts?

A) Parts and time guides B) Free Internet sites C) Component location guides D) Factory service manuals

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The torque converter clutch on the composite vehicle will not engage. Technician A says a short to ground at pin 305 of the TCM may be the cause. Technician B says that a voltage short to pin 171 of the ECM may be the cause. Who is right?

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