Question 1

Explain the difference between metallic and nonmetallic min eral resources.

Accepted Answer

Nonmetallic resources are not metals such as salt, building stone, sand and gravel and are often used to make concrete

Question 2

Explain what the petroleum production for the United States is expected to do over the next decade for petroleum, natural gas, and recovery from hydrocarbons from tight oil reservoirs.

Accepted Answer

A strong petroleum production coupled with relatively flat demand will allow the United States to become a net energy exporter within the next decade. Nearly all of the energy exported by the United States is projected to be in the form of petroleum and natural gas, and recovery of hydrocarbons mostly from tight oil reservoirs.

Question 3

Explain how petroleum forms.

Accepted Answer

Petroleum forms from the accumulation of large quantities of organic matter in muddy sediment deposited in swamps, lakes, and oceans.

Question 4

A conventional reservoir that has an abundance of large open pores that are filled with oil or gas could be made of coarse-grained _____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A conventional reservoir that has an abundance...

Question 5

Explain the pros and cons of utilizing solar energy as a renewable energy resource.

Accepted Answer

Solar energy must have direct access to

Question 6

Which is not a true statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fracking is a process by which grains of sand are pumped down a drill casing and forced into the fractures of a rock which props them open 
B)  Fracking is a type of vertical drilling 
C)  Fracking may have 10-30 separate stages at a specific well 
D)  Fracking produces an artificial permeability network which provides pathways for oil or natural gas to seep into the well up to the surface 
A)  Fracking is a process by which grains of sand are pumped down a drill casing and forced into the fractures of a rock which props them open 
B)  Fracking is a type of vertical drilling 
C)  Fracking may have 10-30 separate stages at a specific well 
D)  Fracking produces an artificial permeability network which provides pathways for oil or natural gas to seep into the well up to the surface

Question 7

Which is not a true statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fossils fuels are nonrenewable 
B)  Fossil fuels are recyclable 
C)  Fossil fuels include coal, petroleum and natural gas that formed from the remains of plants and animals 
D)  When fossil fuels are burned, the energy dissipates and is lost 
A)  Fossils fuels are nonrenewable 
B)  Fossil fuels are recyclable 
C)  Fossil fuels include coal, petroleum and natural gas that formed from the remains of plants and animals 
D)  When fossil fuels are burned, the energy dissipates and is lost

Question 8

The discovery of large _________ deposits and the technology of refrigeration have significantly reduced its monetary.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The discovery of large _________ deposits and...

Question 9

Since most minerals are denser than magma, early formed crystals can sink to the bottom of a magma chamber in a process called crystal settling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

If you want to find gold deposits, you should look in rocks that are formed millions of years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Explain how you would search for placer deposits that contain gold.

Accepted Answer

I would sift through sediments

Question 12

Explain the pros and cons of utilizing hydroelectric energy as a renewable energy resource.

Accepted Answer

Although hydroelectricity is renewable,

Question 13

What is the name of the rock in which oil originally forms?  ____________________

Accepted Answer

petroleum

Question 14

Banded Iron Formations precipitated from the oceans as a result of rising atmospheric oxygen over 3 billion years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What fossil fuel forms from the accumulation of large quantities of organic matter in muddy sediment deposited in swamps, lakes, and marine waters? ______________

Accepted Answer

The answer of What fossil fuel forms from the accumulation...

Question 16

Which is not a true statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sand and gravel are mined from stream and glacial deposits, sand dunes, and beaches for nonmetallic mineral resources 
B)  Crushed stone are mined from glacial deposits, sand dunes, and beaches for nonmetallic mineral resources 
C)  Both sand and gravel and crush stone are nonrenewable mineral resources 
D)  If you have steel that is no longer needed, you should recycle it because this metallic mineral resource is nonrenewable 
A)  Sand and gravel are mined from stream and glacial deposits, sand dunes, and beaches for nonmetallic mineral resources 
B)  Crushed stone are mined from glacial deposits, sand dunes, and beaches for nonmetallic mineral resources 
C)  Both sand and gravel and crush stone are nonrenewable mineral resources 
D)  If you have steel that is no longer needed, you should recycle it because this metallic mineral resource is nonrenewable

Question 17

If you wanted to extract rich ore deposits from black smokers, this would be a good investment because the cost to operate machinery in the ocean is not expensive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

If you were looking for mineral-rich, hot water from fractures along the mid-oceanic ridges to extract sulfur deposits, what feature would you be searching for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black spitters 
B)  Black smokers 
C)  Black chimneys 
D)  Black vents 
A)  Black spitters 
B)  Black smokers 
C)  Black chimneys 
D)  Black vents

Question 19

Which is not a true statement about natural gas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Natural gas forms in a source rock or an oil reservoir when crude oil is heated about 100°C during burial 
B)  Natural gas is used without for home heating and cooking 
C)  The current global consumption rates for natural gas are estimated to be between 80 and 200 years 
D)  Natural gas contains few impurities but it does release substantial volumes of sulfur to the atmosphere 
E)  Natural gas releases carbon dioxide during combustion 
A)  Natural gas forms in a source rock or an oil reservoir when crude oil is heated about 100°C during burial 
B)  Natural gas is used without for home heating and cooking 
C)  The current global consumption rates for natural gas are estimated to be between 80 and 200 years 
D)  Natural gas contains few impurities but it does release substantial volumes of sulfur to the atmosphere 
E)  Natural gas releases carbon dioxide during combustion

Question 20

What percentage of oil in a reservoir is too viscous to be pumped to the surface by conventional techniques and is left behind when the oil field goes dry?  __________

Accepted Answer

The answer of What percentage of oil in a reservoir...

Exam 5: Geologic Resources

Explain the difference between metallic and nonmetallic min eral resources.

Explain what the petroleum production for the United States is expected to do over the next decade for petroleum, natural gas, and recovery from hydrocarbons from tight oil reservoirs.

Explain how petroleum forms.

A conventional reservoir that has an abundance of large open pores that are filled with oil or gas could be made of coarse-grained _____________.

Explain the pros and cons of utilizing solar energy as a renewable energy resource.

Which is not a true statement?

Which is not a true statement?

The discovery of large _________ deposits and the technology of refrigeration have significantly reduced its monetary.

Since most minerals are denser than magma, early formed crystals can sink to the bottom of a magma chamber in a process called crystal settling.

If you want to find gold deposits, you should look in rocks that are formed millions of years ago.

Explain how you would search for placer deposits that contain gold.

Explain the pros and cons of utilizing hydroelectric energy as a renewable energy resource.

What is the name of the rock in which oil originally forms? ____________________

Banded Iron Formations precipitated from the oceans as a result of rising atmospheric oxygen over 3 billion years ago.

What fossil fuel forms from the accumulation of large quantities of organic matter in muddy sediment deposited in swamps, lakes, and marine waters? ______________

Which is not a true statement?

If you wanted to extract rich ore deposits from black smokers, this would be a good investment because the cost to operate machinery in the ocean is not expensive.

If you were looking for mineral-rich, hot water from fractures along the mid-oceanic ridges to extract sulfur deposits, what feature would you be searching for?

Which is not a true statement about natural gas?

What percentage of oil in a reservoir is too viscous to be pumped to the surface by conventional techniques and is left behind when the oil field goes dry? __________

Earth Systems

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Geologic Time: a Story in the Rocks

The Active Earth: Plate Tectonics

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Fresh Water: Streams, Lakes, Ground Water, and Wetlands

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Energy Balance in the Atmosphere

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Planets and Their Moons

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