Exam 16: Understanding Earths Resources

_____,_____,and _____ are the geological components necessary to have a petroleum resource.

Why is nuclear power both promising and problematical?

_____ grade coal is one step higher in rank than bituminous coal.

How much wattage can a healthy human produce and sustain by pedaling a bicycle? This is equivalent to what?

The first modern use of natural gas was in _______.

Exploration geologists call groups of related mineral deposits _______ provinces.

Salt deposits are part of the _____category of mineral deposits?

The civilization on Easter Island was apparently decimated by the man-made loss of _____.

Fossil fuels are those which derive their energy from _____.

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

_________ is the only economically significant form of water-derived power.

Why do developed countries often need to find substitutes for mineral resources?

__________ is NOT a category of Earth's resources.

Explain what is meant by a fossil fuel.

Windmills are actually powered by a form of ______ energy.

The first modern use of petroleum as a fuel was in the form of _______,used as a substitute for whale oil.

Why is using renewable over nonrenewable resources always a better plan?

Biomass fuels and energy are usually derived from______.

The following forms of energy are in common use EXCEPT ______,which is so far undeveloped.

In the future,the United States will probably use the easily-recovered oil from oil-rich shales,such as these shown from Colorado,Wyoming,and Utah.