Question 1

What is meant by the term fossil fuel? Where did the energy in a fossil fuel originate? What three energy resources are fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

Fossil fuels-oil,natural gas,and coal-co

Question 2

How does a nuclear power plant generate electricity?

Accepted Answer

In a nuclear power plant,fission of radi

Question 3

Waste rock left over after a mine has removed the ore is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tailings 
B)  adits 
C)  ingots 
D)  slag 
A)  tailings 
B)  adits 
C)  ingots 
D)  slag

Question 4

Conventional oil and gas reserves are those

Accepted Answer

A)  that occur in belts or zones in the subsurface. 
B)  that can be drilled into on land. 
C)  from which oil and gas can be pumped relatively easily. 
D)  in which the source rock is also the reservoir rock. 
A)  that occur in belts or zones in the subsurface. 
B)  that can be drilled into on land. 
C)  from which oil and gas can be pumped relatively easily. 
D)  in which the source rock is also the reservoir rock.

Question 5

A ________ is a type of ore deposit that forms when sulfide minerals crystallize in lenses or bands directly from magma.

Accepted Answer

A)  hydrothermal ore 
B)  placer 
C)  Mississippi-Valley-Type deposit 
D)  massive sulfide deposit 
A)  hydrothermal ore 
B)  placer 
C)  Mississippi-Valley-Type deposit 
D)  massive sulfide deposit

Question 6

Which of the following petroleum product would be the least viscous?

Accepted Answer

A)  heating oil 
B)  gasoline 
C)  motor oil 
D)  tar 
A)  heating oil 
B)  gasoline 
C)  motor oil 
D)  tar

Question 7

How are ore deposits distributed among the countries around the globe? What are strategic minerals? Why is international trade necessary to ensure the supply of different minerals?

Accepted Answer

Ore deposits occur in relatively rare ge

Question 8

Most of the world's energy and mineral resources derive from

Accepted Answer

A)  solar materials and processes. 
B)  geologic materials and processes. 
C)  hydrosphere materials and process. 
D)  biological materials and processes. 
A)  solar materials and processes. 
B)  geologic materials and processes. 
C)  hydrosphere materials and process. 
D)  biological materials and processes.

Question 9

Explain how sources of energy for society have changed over time.Be sure to include both the timescale of this figure as well as likely energy sources prior to 1860.

Accepted Answer

Initially,the primary source of energy f

Question 10

How does coal form? How does this process differ from the ones that yield oil and gas?

Accepted Answer

Coal forms primarily from organic matter

Question 11

________ is/are an example of unconventional hydrocarbon sources.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gas hydrate 
B)  Tar sands 
C)  Coal 
D)  Natural gas 
A)  Gas hydrate 
B)  Tar sands 
C)  Coal 
D)  Natural gas

Question 12

Smelting is a technique applied to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  native metals 
B)  ore minerals 
C)  quarried stone 
D)  alloys 
A)  native metals 
B)  ore minerals 
C)  quarried stone 
D)  alloys

Question 13

In which geologic setting are oil and gas reserves most likely to be found?

Accepted Answer

A)  in volcanic arcs adjacent to a subduction zone 
B)  in continent-continent collision zones with low-grade regional metamorphism 
C)  in the accretionary wedge sediments along a subduction zone 
D)  in sedimentary basins along passive continental margins 
A)  in volcanic arcs adjacent to a subduction zone 
B)  in continent-continent collision zones with low-grade regional metamorphism 
C)  in the accretionary wedge sediments along a subduction zone 
D)  in sedimentary basins along passive continental margins

Question 14

Uranium,the fuel that drives nuclear energy,is found in which geologic setting?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the zone of contact metamorphism along ultramafic intrusions 
B)  in the mineral deposits adjacent to hydrothermal vents at mid-ocean ridges 
C)  in Precambrian sandstones deposited before the Earth's atmosphere contained oxygen 
D)  in fracture-filling veins where hydrothermal fluids circulated through granitic plutons 
A)  in the zone of contact metamorphism along ultramafic intrusions 
B)  in the mineral deposits adjacent to hydrothermal vents at mid-ocean ridges 
C)  in Precambrian sandstones deposited before the Earth's atmosphere contained oxygen 
D)  in fracture-filling veins where hydrothermal fluids circulated through granitic plutons

Question 15

Nonmetals extracted from metals during smelting are termed ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  slag 
B)  cull 
C)  sludge 
D)  spar 
A)  slag 
B)  cull 
C)  sludge 
D)  spar

Question 16

An impermeable rock,regardless of lithology,is a good candidate to serve as a(n)________ in an oil-producing scenario.

Accepted Answer

A)  reservoir rock 
B)  seal rock 
C)  source rock 
D)  unconventional rock 
A)  reservoir rock 
B)  seal rock 
C)  source rock 
D)  unconventional rock

Question 17

Which of the following lists contains only fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

A)  coal,oil,natural gas 
B)  coal,geothermal,wind 
C)  coal,wood,natural gas 
D)  hydroelectric,geothermal,wind 
A)  coal,oil,natural gas 
B)  coal,geothermal,wind 
C)  coal,wood,natural gas 
D)  hydroelectric,geothermal,wind

Question 18

As an energy supply,the use of fossil fuels relies on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fusion,where light radioactive atoms are bombarded with protons and neutrons to yield energy 
B)  combustion,where materials are burned in reactions with oxygen to yield energy 
C)  fission,where heavy radioactive atoms split apart to release protons,neutrons,and energy 
D)  gravitation,where potential energy is released when material descends in elevation 
A)  fusion,where light radioactive atoms are bombarded with protons and neutrons to yield energy 
B)  combustion,where materials are burned in reactions with oxygen to yield energy 
C)  fission,where heavy radioactive atoms split apart to release protons,neutrons,and energy 
D)  gravitation,where potential energy is released when material descends in elevation

Question 19

Gypsum,sand,and copper ore are examples of _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  energy resources 
B)  renewable resources 
C)  mineral resources 
D)  unconventional resources 
A)  energy resources 
B)  renewable resources 
C)  mineral resources 
D)  unconventional resources

Question 20

Most of the world's energy supply comes from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fossil fuels 
B)  wind 
C)  nuclear power 
D)  water 
A)  fossil fuels 
B)  wind 
C)  nuclear power 
D)  water

Exam 12: Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

What is meant by the term fossil fuel? Where did the energy in a fossil fuel originate? What three energy resources are fossil fuels?

How does a nuclear power plant generate electricity?

Waste rock left over after a mine has removed the ore is known as ________.

Conventional oil and gas reserves are those

A ________ is a type of ore deposit that forms when sulfide minerals crystallize in lenses or bands directly from magma.

Which of the following petroleum product would be the least viscous?

How are ore deposits distributed among the countries around the globe? What are strategic minerals? Why is international trade necessary to ensure the supply of different minerals?

Most of the world's energy and mineral resources derive from

Explain how sources of energy for society have changed over time.Be sure to include both the timescale of this figure as well as likely energy sources prior to 1860.

How does coal form? How does this process differ from the ones that yield oil and gas?

________ is/are an example of unconventional hydrocarbon sources.

Smelting is a technique applied to ________.

In which geologic setting are oil and gas reserves most likely to be found?

Uranium,the fuel that drives nuclear energy,is found in which geologic setting?

Nonmetals extracted from metals during smelting are termed ________.

An impermeable rock,regardless of lithology,is a good candidate to serve as a(n)________ in an oil-producing scenario.

Which of the following lists contains only fossil fuels?

As an energy supply,the use of fossil fuels relies on ________.

Gypsum,sand,and copper ore are examples of _______.

Most of the world's energy supply comes from ________.

The Earth in Context

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Pages of the Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of the Earth

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

The Rock Cycle

The Earth’s Interior Revisited: Insights from Geophysics

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

Prelude: And Just What is Geology?

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