Question 1

An oil field is a region underlain by one oil pool.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The world's largest geothermal power plant is at ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Hot Springs,Arkansas 
B) Handford,Washington 
C) Yucca Mountain,Nevada 
D) New Zealand 
E) the Geysers in the Coast Range of northern California. 
A) Hot Springs,Arkansas 
B) Handford,Washington 
C) Yucca Mountain,Nevada 
D) New Zealand 
E) the Geysers in the Coast Range of northern California. E

Question 3

The petroleum window is the depth between ______ to ______ feet through which sapropel must pass to transform into oil.

Accepted Answer

A) 100; 1000 
B) 7,500; 15,000 
C) 100; 600 
D) 10,000; 20,000 
E) 500; 6000 
A) 100; 1000 
B) 7,500; 15,000 
C) 100; 600 
D) 10,000; 20,000 
E) 500; 6000 B

Question 4

When a drill hole first penetrates an oil reservoir the pent up gases may drive the petroleum to the surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The ore-forming process of ______ occurs as early-forming minerals settle to the bottom of a cooling magma.

Accepted Answer

A) crystal settling 
B) hydrothermal solution 
C) gravity deposition 
D) mica and quartz 
E) residue formation 
A) crystal settling 
B) hydrothermal solution 
C) gravity deposition 
D) mica and quartz 
E) residue formation

Question 6

The United States has established a permanent nuclear waste repository ______.

Accepted Answer

A) at spreading ridges on the Atlantic seafloor 
B) on the abyssal plains near offshore California 
C) on the moon 
D) at Yucca Mountain,Nevada 
E) in salt mines in Ohio 
A) at spreading ridges on the Atlantic seafloor 
B) on the abyssal plains near offshore California 
C) on the moon 
D) at Yucca Mountain,Nevada 
E) in salt mines in Ohio

Question 7

In placer deposits,streams concentrate heavy mineral into ores.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The major iron ore minerals are _____.

Accepted Answer

A) pyrite and chalcopyrite 
B) hematite and magnetite 
C) galena and sphalerite 
D) mica and quartz 
E) calcite and dolomite 
A) pyrite and chalcopyrite 
B) hematite and magnetite 
C) galena and sphalerite 
D) mica and quartz 
E) calcite and dolomite

Question 9

A ____ is the term used to describe the total amount of any given geologic material of potential economic interest,whether discovered or not.

Accepted Answer

A) ore deposit 
B) resource 
C) aggregate 
D) reserve 
E) reservoir 
A) ore deposit 
B) resource 
C) aggregate 
D) reserve 
E) reservoir

Question 10

Most hydrothermal ores are metallic __________.

Accepted Answer

A) carbonates 
B) sulfates 
C) native elements 
D) sulfides 
E) oxides 
A) carbonates 
B) sulfates 
C) native elements 
D) sulfides 
E) oxides

Question 11

Most of the easily recoverable uranium in the United States is found in sandstone in New Mexico,Utah,and Colorado.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Coalbed methane is never going to be a significant source of natural gas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Some geologic resources are ____,that is,they are replenished by natural processes fast enough that people can use them continuously.

Accepted Answer

A) nonmetallic 
B) energetic 
C) renewable 
D) metallic 
E) nonrenewable 
A) nonmetallic 
B) energetic 
C) renewable 
D) metallic 
E) nonrenewable

Question 14

The first law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

At the current rate of consumption,United States recoverable coal reserves will be exhausted in ______ years.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 90 
C) 250 
D) 350 
E) 125 
A) 10 
B) 90 
C) 250 
D) 350 
E) 125

Question 16

The two largest oil fields in the United States are in __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the Front Ranges of the Rocky Mountains 
B) the Great Plains 
C) coastal areas of the Gulf Coast 
D) Texas and Alaska 
E) Illinois and Iowa 
A) the Front Ranges of the Rocky Mountains 
B) the Great Plains 
C) coastal areas of the Gulf Coast 
D) Texas and Alaska 
E) Illinois and Iowa

Question 17

Salt domes account for most of the petroleum reserves in the U.S.midcontinent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The _____ resources include building stones and road gravels.

Accepted Answer

A) nonmetallic 
B) metallic 
C) energy 
D) nonrenewable 
E) aggregate 
A) nonmetallic 
B) metallic 
C) energy 
D) nonrenewable 
E) aggregate

Question 19

A _____ is the term used to describe the portion of a resource that has been discovered or inferred with some degree of certainty and can be extracted for a profit.

Accepted Answer

A) resource 
B) reserve 
C) renewable 
D) ore 
E) gangue 
A) resource 
B) reserve 
C) renewable 
D) ore 
E) gangue

Question 20

____ resources enable us to create the metals used in our world today.

Accepted Answer

A) Nonmetallic 
B) Metallic 
C) Nonrenewable 
D) Energy 
E) Petroleum 
A) Nonmetallic 
B) Metallic 
C) Nonrenewable 
D) Energy 
E) Petroleum

Exam 21: Geologic Resources

An oil field is a region underlain by one oil pool.

The world's largest geothermal power plant is at ____.

The petroleum window is the depth between ______ to ______ feet through which sapropel must pass to transform into oil.

When a drill hole first penetrates an oil reservoir the pent up gases may drive the petroleum to the surface.

The ore-forming process of ______ occurs as early-forming minerals settle to the bottom of a cooling magma.

The United States has established a permanent nuclear waste repository ______.

In placer deposits,streams concentrate heavy mineral into ores.

The major iron ore minerals are _____.

A ____ is the term used to describe the total amount of any given geologic material of potential economic interest,whether discovered or not.

Most hydrothermal ores are metallic __________.

Most of the easily recoverable uranium in the United States is found in sandstone in New Mexico,Utah,and Colorado.

Coalbed methane is never going to be a significant source of natural gas.

Some geologic resources are ____,that is,they are replenished by natural processes fast enough that people can use them continuously.

The first law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed.

At the current rate of consumption,United States recoverable coal reserves will be exhausted in ______ years.

The two largest oil fields in the United States are in __________.

Salt domes account for most of the petroleum reserves in the U.S.midcontinent.

The _____ resources include building stones and road gravels.

A _____ is the term used to describe the portion of a resource that has been discovered or inferred with some degree of certainty and can be extracted for a profit.

____ resources enable us to create the metals used in our world today.

Introducing Geology,the Essentials of Plate Tectonics,and Other Important Concepts

Earths Interior and Geophysical Properties

The Sea Floor

Plate Tectonics

Mountain Belts and the Continental Crust

Geologic Structures

Earthquakes

Time and Geology

Atoms,Elements and Minerals

Volcanism and Extrusive Rocks

Igneous Rocks, Intrusive Activity, and the Origin of Igneous Rocks

Weathering and Soil

Mass Wasting

Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism, Metamorphic Rocks, and Hydrothermal Rocks

Streams and Floods

Ground Water

Deserts and Wind Action

Glaciers and Glaciation

Waves,Beaches and Coasts

The Earths Companions

Filters

The petroleum window is the depth between to feet through which sapropel must pass to transform into oil.