Question 1

Which is not a concern with modern windmills?

Accepted Answer

A)  Noise pollution affects people's health. 
B)  Winds can be intermittent and inconsistent. 
C)  Winds can blow over trees that can damage windmills. 
D)  Cost of land to install windmills can be prohibitive in heavily populated areas. 
A)  Noise pollution affects people's health. 
B)  Winds can be intermittent and inconsistent. 
C)  Winds can blow over trees that can damage windmills. 
D)  Cost of land to install windmills can be prohibitive in heavily populated areas.

Question 2

The most important fertilizer minerals, and the elements they contain, are:_________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  chalcopyrite (Cu), millerite (Ni), and sphalerite (Zn) 
B)  apatite (P), native sulphur (S), and sylvite (K) 
C)  galena (Pb), halite (Cl), and kaolinite (Al) 
D)  albite (Na), calcite (Ca), and chromite (Cr) 
A)  chalcopyrite (Cu), millerite (Ni), and sphalerite (Zn) 
B)  apatite (P), native sulphur (S), and sylvite (K) 
C)  galena (Pb), halite (Cl), and kaolinite (Al) 
D)  albite (Na), calcite (Ca), and chromite (Cr)

Question 3

Which of the following is not a bad effect of using fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

A)  acid precipitation 
B)  stream siltation 
C)  air pollution 
D)  global warming 
A)  acid precipitation 
B)  stream siltation 
C)  air pollution 
D)  global warming

Question 4

How is geothermal energy used?

Accepted Answer

A)  Power lines are hooked up to geysers to generate static electricity. 
B)  Geothermal steam and hot water are tapped and piped to turbines that generate electric power. 
C)  Geothermal steam is piped to traction engines connected to the local power grid. 
D)  Hot springs are fed to water heaters that are plugged in to the local power grid. 
A)  Power lines are hooked up to geysers to generate static electricity. 
B)  Geothermal steam and hot water are tapped and piped to turbines that generate electric power. 
C)  Geothermal steam is piped to traction engines connected to the local power grid. 
D)  Hot springs are fed to water heaters that are plugged in to the local power grid.

Question 5

Which of the following is not a process that produces metallic magmatic deposits?

Accepted Answer

A)  immiscibility 
B)  pegmatite formation 
C)  meteorite impacts 
D)  gravitational settling 
A)  immiscibility 
B)  pegmatite formation 
C)  meteorite impacts 
D)  gravitational settling

Question 6

Canadian mining and associated industries contribute over_______ dollars per capita to the Canadian economy.

Accepted Answer

A)  100 
B)  50 
C)  10 
D)  1060 
A)  100 
B)  50 
C)  10 
D)  1060

Question 7

Metamorphic deposits of______ provide the carbon used in pencils and solid lubricant.

Accepted Answer

A)  gypsum 
B)  galena 
C)  garnet 
D)  graphite 
A)  gypsum 
B)  galena 
C)  garnet 
D)  graphite

Question 8

_________is the main fuel used in nuclear fission reactors to produce electricity because it is the only natural isotope capable of sustaining a controlled fission reaction .

Accepted Answer

A)  Uranium- 235 
B)  Thorium- 234 
C)  Plutonium- 239 
D)  Uranium- 238 
A)  Uranium- 235 
B)  Thorium- 234 
C)  Plutonium- 239 
D)  Uranium- 238

Question 9

Sandstone is a much more common reservoir rock for petroleum than shale because__________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  shale is more porous so the oil tends to leak out over time 
B)  shales, especially black shales, are much richer in primary organic matter than are sandstones 
C)  sandstone is more abundant than shale 
D)  sandstones are more permeable than shales so subsurface flows of fluids tend to be directed through sandstone strata rather than through shales 
A)  shale is more porous so the oil tends to leak out over time 
B)  shales, especially black shales, are much richer in primary organic matter than are sandstones 
C)  sandstone is more abundant than shale 
D)  sandstones are more permeable than shales so subsurface flows of fluids tend to be directed through sandstone strata rather than through shales

Question 10

_________is a solid waxy substance produced by deep burial of organic matter.

Accepted Answer

A)  Oil toffee 
B)  Kerosene 
C)  Plastocene 
D)  Kerogen 
A)  Oil toffee 
B)  Kerosene 
C)  Plastocene 
D)  Kerogen

Question 11

Which one is not a significant potential Canadian source of geothermal energy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Meager Mountain, British Columbia 
B)  Pebble Creek, British Columbia 
C)  Springhill, Nova Scotia 
D)  Regina, Saskatchewan 
A)  Meager Mountain, British Columbia 
B)  Pebble Creek, British Columbia 
C)  Springhill, Nova Scotia 
D)  Regina, Saskatchewan

Question 12

What is the name of Canadian- made nuclear fission reactors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canadian Fission Reactors Incorporated (CFRI) 
B)  Canadian Heavy Water Systems (CHWS) 
C)  Canadian Deuterium- Uranium (CANDU) 
D)  Nuclear Designs Canada Limited (NDCL) 
A)  Canadian Fission Reactors Incorporated (CFRI) 
B)  Canadian Heavy Water Systems (CHWS) 
C)  Canadian Deuterium- Uranium (CANDU) 
D)  Nuclear Designs Canada Limited (NDCL)

Question 13

Chemical and bacterial decomposition of _______in mine tailings produces sulphuric acid that attacks other sulphide minerals, to releasing toxic levels of heavy metals to the surface environment, and seeps of contaminated water called acid mine drainage.

Accepted Answer

A)  calcite 
B)  quartz 
C)  sylvite 
D)  pyrite 
A)  calcite 
B)  quartz 
C)  sylvite 
D)  pyrite

Question 14

Hematite and magnetite are the dominant ore minerals in______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  massive sulphide deposits like those that form along mid- ocean ridges 
B)  rare element felsic pegmatites 
C)  SEDEX deposits like at Sullivan B.C. 
D)  superior type banded iron formations 
A)  massive sulphide deposits like those that form along mid- ocean ridges 
B)  rare element felsic pegmatites 
C)  SEDEX deposits like at Sullivan B.C. 
D)  superior type banded iron formations

Question 15

Contact metamorphic skarn deposits of the mineral scheelite, located in BC and Yukon, are sources of the element_________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  phosphorous 
B)  tungsten 
C)  barium 
D)  tin 
A)  phosphorous 
B)  tungsten 
C)  barium 
D)  tin

Question 16

Resources include_________ that are already identified deposits from which valuable materials can be extracted profitably.

Accepted Answer

A)  reserves 
B)  securities 
C)  commodities 
D)  packages 
A)  reserves 
B)  securities 
C)  commodities 
D)  packages

Question 17

The ___________formation, rich in oil shale strata, was deposited in early Tertiary lakes that once covered parts of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.

Accepted Answer

A)  White Prairie 
B)  Green River 
C)  Blue Mountain 
D)  Red Lake 
A)  White Prairie 
B)  Green River 
C)  Blue Mountain 
D)  Red Lake

Question 18

_________formed during the Precambrian under reducing conditions when the atmosphere was depleted in oxygen.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sulphur zones 
B)  Goethite veins 
C)  Limonite rust fillings 
D)  Banded iron formation (Superior type) 
A)  Sulphur zones 
B)  Goethite veins 
C)  Limonite rust fillings 
D)  Banded iron formation (Superior type)

Question 19

Detrital grains of________ are not likely to be concentrated in placer deposits.

Accepted Answer

A)  gypsum 
B)  platinum 
C)  cassiterite 
D)  diamond 
A)  gypsum 
B)  platinum 
C)  cassiterite 
D)  diamond

Question 20

Which of the following is not a metallic ore?

Accepted Answer

A)  hematite 
B)  wolframite 
C)  foxamite 
D)  ilmenite 
A)  hematite 
B)  wolframite 
C)  foxamite 
D)  ilmenite

Which is not a concern with modern windmills?

The most important fertilizer minerals, and the elements they contain, are:_________ .

Which of the following is not a bad effect of using fossil fuels?

How is geothermal energy used?

Which of the following is not a process that produces metallic magmatic deposits?

Canadian mining and associated industries contribute over_______ dollars per capita to the Canadian economy.

Metamorphic deposits of______ provide the carbon used in pencils and solid lubricant.

_________is the main fuel used in nuclear fission reactors to produce electricity because it is the only natural isotope capable of sustaining a controlled fission reaction .

Sandstone is a much more common reservoir rock for petroleum than shale because__________ .

_________is a solid waxy substance produced by deep burial of organic matter.

Which one is not a significant potential Canadian source of geothermal energy?

What is the name of Canadian- made nuclear fission reactors?

Chemical and bacterial decomposition of _______in mine tailings produces sulphuric acid that attacks other sulphide minerals, to releasing toxic levels of heavy metals to the surface environment, and seeps of contaminated water called acid mine drainage.

Hematite and magnetite are the dominant ore minerals in______ .

Contact metamorphic skarn deposits of the mineral scheelite, located in BC and Yukon, are sources of the element_________ .

Resources include_________ that are already identified deposits from which valuable materials can be extracted profitably.

The ___________formation, rich in oil shale strata, was deposited in early Tertiary lakes that once covered parts of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.

_________formed during the Precambrian under reducing conditions when the atmosphere was depleted in oxygen.

Detrital grains of________ are not likely to be concentrated in placer deposits.

Which of the following is not a metallic ore?

An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics

Minerals: the Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes

Weathering and Soil

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time

Crustal Deformation

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

The Ocean Floor

Plate Tectonics: the Framework for Modern Geology

Mass Wasting: the Work of Gravity

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

Deserts and Winds

Shorelines

Mineral and Energy Resources

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Exam 13: Mountain Building and Continental Frameworks

Which is not a concern with modern windmills?

The most important fertilizer minerals, and the elements they contain, are:_________ .

Which of the following is not a bad effect of using fossil fuels?

How is geothermal energy used?

Which of the following is not a process that produces metallic magmatic deposits?

Canadian mining and associated industries contribute over_______ dollars per capita to the Canadian economy.

Metamorphic deposits of______ provide the carbon used in pencils and solid lubricant.

_________is the main fuel used in nuclear fission reactors to produce electricity because it is the only natural isotope capable of sustaining a controlled fission reaction .

Sandstone is a much more common reservoir rock for petroleum than shale because__________ .

_________is a solid waxy substance produced by deep burial of organic matter.

Which one is not a significant potential Canadian source of geothermal energy?

What is the name of Canadian- made nuclear fission reactors?

Chemical and bacterial decomposition of _______in mine tailings produces sulphuric acid that attacks other sulphide minerals, to releasing toxic levels of heavy metals to the surface environment, and seeps of contaminated water called acid mine drainage.

Hematite and magnetite are the dominant ore minerals in______ .

Contact metamorphic skarn deposits of the mineral scheelite, located in BC and Yukon, are sources of the element_________ .

Resources include_________ that are already identified deposits from which valuable materials can be extracted profitably.

The ___________formation, rich in oil shale strata, was deposited in early Tertiary lakes that once covered parts of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.

_________formed during the Precambrian under reducing conditions when the atmosphere was depleted in oxygen.

Detrital grains of________ are not likely to be concentrated in placer deposits.

Which of the following is not a metallic ore?

An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics

Minerals: the Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes

Weathering and Soil

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time

Crustal Deformation

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

The Ocean Floor

Plate Tectonics: the Framework for Modern Geology

Mass Wasting: the Work of Gravity

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

Deserts and Winds

Shorelines

Mineral and Energy Resources

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