Question 1

From this list, choose the reasons) that indicates) why you suspect a particular energy resource is present at location A.

Accepted Answer

A)  Oil and gas migrate up to the crest of a fold. 
B)  An impermeable unit can act as a cap on a reservoir, causing oil and gas to accumulate below the impermeable unit. 
C)  Rocks adjacent to a rising salt dome bow upward. Petroleum migrates along these uptilted layers and becomes trapped when it encounters the impermeable salt. 
D)  A fault zone, if impermeable, can act as a barrier to migrating oil and gas, causing the oil or gas to accumulate adjacent to the fault zone. 
E)  both a and b 
A)  Oil and gas migrate up to the crest of a fold. 
B)  An impermeable unit can act as a cap on a reservoir, causing oil and gas to accumulate below the impermeable unit. 
C)  Rocks adjacent to a rising salt dome bow upward. Petroleum migrates along these uptilted layers and becomes trapped when it encounters the impermeable salt. 
D)  A fault zone, if impermeable, can act as a barrier to migrating oil and gas, causing the oil or gas to accumulate adjacent to the fault zone. 
E)  both a and b

Question 2

From the answers provided, choose the type of energy resource you might find at location A.

Accepted Answer

A)  oil and gas 
B)  coal 
C)  oil shale 
A)  oil and gas 
B)  coal 
C)  oil shale

Question 3

How do modern gold placer deposits form?

Accepted Answer

A)  hot water circulates around a magma 
B)  hot water flows along the margins of a caldera 
C)  hot water rising through veins encounters buried gravels 
D)  pieces of gold are weathered and eroded from bedrock and carried and deposited by streams. 
A)  hot water circulates around a magma 
B)  hot water flows along the margins of a caldera 
C)  hot water rising through veins encounters buried gravels 
D)  pieces of gold are weathered and eroded from bedrock and carried and deposited by streams.

Question 4

From the answers provided, choose the type of energy resource you might find at location J.

Accepted Answer

A)  oil and gas 
B)  coal 
C)  oil shale 
A)  oil and gas 
B)  coal 
C)  oil shale

Question 5

Copper deposits form in black smokers because:

Accepted Answer

A)  seawater is heated by hot rocks and rises to the seafloor 
B)  a change in Earth's atmosphere caused copper to be deposited by groundwater 
C)  large magma chambers have crystal settling that concentrates the copper 
D)  weathering leaches the top of the deposits and concentrates the copper downward 
A)  seawater is heated by hot rocks and rises to the seafloor 
B)  a change in Earth's atmosphere caused copper to be deposited by groundwater 
C)  large magma chambers have crystal settling that concentrates the copper 
D)  weathering leaches the top of the deposits and concentrates the copper downward

Question 6

From the following choices, choose the reasons) that indicates) why you suspect a particular energy resource is present at location J.

Accepted Answer

A)  An impermeable unit can act as a cap on a reservoir, causing oil and gas to accumulate below the impermeable unit. 
B)  Rocks adjacent to a rising salt dome bow upward. Petroleum migrates along these uptilted layers and becomes trapped when it encounters the impermeable salt. 
C)  A fault zone, if impermeable, can act as a barrier to migrating oil and gas, causing the oil or gas to accumulate adjacent to the fault zone. 
D)  An unconformity can act as a barrier to migrating oil and gas, causing the oil or gas to accumulate below or along the unconformity. 
A)  An impermeable unit can act as a cap on a reservoir, causing oil and gas to accumulate below the impermeable unit. 
B)  Rocks adjacent to a rising salt dome bow upward. Petroleum migrates along these uptilted layers and becomes trapped when it encounters the impermeable salt. 
C)  A fault zone, if impermeable, can act as a barrier to migrating oil and gas, causing the oil or gas to accumulate adjacent to the fault zone. 
D)  An unconformity can act as a barrier to migrating oil and gas, causing the oil or gas to accumulate below or along the unconformity.

Question 7

Which site in the accompanying figure is the most likely setting for an oil field?

Accepted Answer

A)  limestone at A 
B)  limestone at B 
C)  shale at C 
D)  sandstone at D 
E)  granite at E 
A)  limestone at A 
B)  limestone at B 
C)  shale at C 
D)  sandstone at D 
E)  granite at E

Question 8

Large copper deposits, called porphyry copper deposits, form because:

Accepted Answer

A)  copper accumulates within and near intrusions that have a porphyritic texture 
B)  seawater is heated and rises to the surface, forming black smokers 
C)  a change in Earth's atmosphere caused copper to be deposited by groundwater 
D)  deep groundwater, rich in lead and zinc, encounters buried hills of granite 
A)  copper accumulates within and near intrusions that have a porphyritic texture 
B)  seawater is heated and rises to the surface, forming black smokers 
C)  a change in Earth's atmosphere caused copper to be deposited by groundwater 
D)  deep groundwater, rich in lead and zinc, encounters buried hills of granite

Question 9

How is nuclear energy produced to generate electricity?

Accepted Answer

A)  lead is heated until it becomes molten and turns into uranium 
B)  hydrogen and helium are combined in the process of nuclear fusion 
C)  uranium decays into two smaller particles, releasing heat in the process 
D)  large panels collect light from the nuclear-powered Sun 
A)  lead is heated until it becomes molten and turns into uranium 
B)  hydrogen and helium are combined in the process of nuclear fusion 
C)  uranium decays into two smaller particles, releasing heat in the process 
D)  large panels collect light from the nuclear-powered Sun

Question 10

Which of the following provides a significant amount of energy to the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  coal and coal-bed methane 
B)  gas hydrate 
C)  oil shale 
D)  all of these 
A)  coal and coal-bed methane 
B)  gas hydrate 
C)  oil shale 
D)  all of these

Question 11

How is electricity generated from hydroelectric dams or ocean tides?

Accepted Answer

A)  water is pumped upward and then back down 
B)  turbines are used to pump the water upward and generators produce the electricity 
C)  water piles up behind a dam or tidal barrier and flows down because of gravity 
D)  all of these 
A)  water is pumped upward and then back down 
B)  turbines are used to pump the water upward and generators produce the electricity 
C)  water piles up behind a dam or tidal barrier and flows down because of gravity 
D)  all of these

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT true about shale gas and shale oil?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are mostly hosted by shale. 
B)  Oil and gas remain largely trapped in unconnected pores in the host rocks, until liberated by drilling. 
C)  Shale basins can cover huge areas of the U.S. 
D)  Shale oil and shale gas mostly accumulate in anticlines and similar types of traps. 
A)  They are mostly hosted by shale. 
B)  Oil and gas remain largely trapped in unconnected pores in the host rocks, until liberated by drilling. 
C)  Shale basins can cover huge areas of the U.S. 
D)  Shale oil and shale gas mostly accumulate in anticlines and similar types of traps.

Question 13

Which of the following settings would be the most favorable for fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

A)  fractured granitic rocks that allow oil and gas to enter 
B)  metamorphosed rocks that have been heated to 400°C 
C)  sedimentary rocks that contain folds and faults 
D)  sandstone that was deposited in a large desert 
E)  hydrothermal rocks, like hot spring deposits 
A)  fractured granitic rocks that allow oil and gas to enter 
B)  metamorphosed rocks that have been heated to 400°C 
C)  sedimentary rocks that contain folds and faults 
D)  sandstone that was deposited in a large desert 
E)  hydrothermal rocks, like hot spring deposits

Question 14

How did large iron deposits, called banded iron formations, form?

Accepted Answer

A)  hot water circulates along the margins of a caldera 
B)  groundwater mixes with seawater in the subsurface 
C)  magma releases metal-rich fluids that replace reactive rocks 
D)  an increase in oxygen in Earth's atmosphere caused seas to precipitate beds of iron-rich minerals 
A)  hot water circulates along the margins of a caldera 
B)  groundwater mixes with seawater in the subsurface 
C)  magma releases metal-rich fluids that replace reactive rocks 
D)  an increase in oxygen in Earth's atmosphere caused seas to precipitate beds of iron-rich minerals

Question 15

Some coal mines are called strip mines because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the carbon is stripped from the hydrogen during burning of the coal 
B)  the uranium is separated stripped) from the coal 
C)  large underground machines strip away thin seams of coal 
D)  a mine on the surface mines a single long strip at any time 
A)  the carbon is stripped from the hydrogen during burning of the coal 
B)  the uranium is separated stripped) from the coal 
C)  large underground machines strip away thin seams of coal 
D)  a mine on the surface mines a single long strip at any time

From this list, choose the reasons) that indicates) why you suspect a particular energy resource is present at location A.

From the answers provided, choose the type of energy resource you might find at location A.

How do modern gold placer deposits form?

From the answers provided, choose the type of energy resource you might find at location J.

Copper deposits form in black smokers because:

From the following choices, choose the reasons) that indicates) why you suspect a particular energy resource is present at location J.

Which site in the accompanying figure is the most likely setting for an oil field?

Large copper deposits, called porphyry copper deposits, form because:

How is nuclear energy produced to generate electricity?

Which of the following provides a significant amount of energy to the United States?

How is electricity generated from hydroelectric dams or ocean tides?

Which of the following is NOT true about shale gas and shale oil?

Which of the following settings would be the most favorable for fossil fuels?

How did large iron deposits, called banded iron formations, form?

Some coal mines are called strip mines because:

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Exam 18: Energy and Mineral Resources

From this list, choose the reasons) that indicates) why you suspect a particular energy resource is present at location A.

From the answers provided, choose the type of energy resource you might find at location A.

How do modern gold placer deposits form?

From the answers provided, choose the type of energy resource you might find at location J.

Copper deposits form in black smokers because:

From the following choices, choose the reasons) that indicates) why you suspect a particular energy resource is present at location J.

Which site in the accompanying figure is the most likely setting for an oil field?

Large copper deposits, called porphyry copper deposits, form because:

How is nuclear energy produced to generate electricity?

Which of the following provides a significant amount of energy to the United States?

How is electricity generated from hydroelectric dams or ocean tides?

Which of the following is NOT true about shale gas and shale oil?

Which of the following settings would be the most favorable for fossil fuels?

How did large iron deposits, called banded iron formations, form?

Some coal mines are called strip mines because:

The Nature of Geology

Investigating Geologic Questions

Plate Tectonics

Earth Materials

Igneous Environments

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Sedimentary Environments

Deformation and Metamorphism

Geologic Time

Seafloor and Continental Margins

Mountains, Basins, and Continents

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Climate and Weathering

Glaciers, Shorelines, and Changing Sea Levels

Weathering, Soil, and Unstable Slopes

Streams and Flooding

Water Resources

Geology of the Solar System

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