Exam 23: Energy and Mineral Resources

In what environment will the plant and animal remains necessary to generate oil accumulate?

Of all the mineral and energy resources in this figure, which is the most important resource in terms of quantity consumed?

Which type of coal is typically found associated with tight, highly folded strata?

Approximately 91 percent of the coal use in the United States today is used for ________.

Which igneous rock will form through crystallization in a fluid-rich environment with enhanced ion migration?

Which of the following would be a good cap rock for oil and natural gas deposits?

This image shows the annual per capita consumption of various economically important materials.Based on this figure, which of the following categories does the average American consume the most from every year?

What percentage of the energy used by the industrial sector is from petroleum?

The mineral bauxite is refined to produce ________ for economic use.

Discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of wind energy.

Cap rocks over reservoirs of petroleum and natural gas are nonporous and impermeable.

The most common type of gas hydrate is ________.

Where is the world's largest tidal electricity power plant?

________ occurs when weathering concentrates minor amounts of metals scattered through unweathered rock into economically valuable concentrations.

List three economic materials that can be profitably extracted from placer deposits.

When considering hydrothermal deposits, vein- or fissure-filling deposits of metallic ores such as gold or silver are common in ________.

Which U.S.state was the nation's leader in coal production as of 2014?

Which energy use in this image requires the largest percentage of coal?

Black smokers along the Juan de Fuca Ridge are responsible for massive sulfide deposits.

What is the difference between a resource and a reserve?