Exam 20: Mineral and Energy Resources

________ is a solid substance formed when water molecules form cages that surround methane molecules.

Name the rock that is the principal ore of aluminum.

Solar and wind power are examples of renewable, energy resources.

________ is the essential mineral component of plasters and drywall.

Coal originated from plant remains derived from ancient sunlight and preserved from oxidation by burial in terrestrial swamplands and bogs.

Skarn deposits of copper or tungsten can form from the contact metamorphism of impure limestones.

Which country has the world's largest commercial plant for producing electricity from the tides?

Canada ranks first in the world for production of ________.

________ was the site of North America's first oil well.

Briefly outline the pros and cons of alternate energy sources such as nuclear, solar, wind, geothermal and hydroelectric.

Mining bauxite, the oxide and hydroxide bearing ore of aluminum in tropical settings where it forms, constitutes little environmental risk.

In an economic sense, extraction of groundwater in areas where natural recharge is very slow, is similar to mining a non-renewable resource.

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

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

________ has the largest, current production and reserves of crude oil.

The industrial term for crushed stone, sand and gravel deposits used in construction is ________.

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

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

________, a rock-forming silicate mineral, is used as an insulator in electrical equipment and occurs as large crystals with quartz and feldspars in pegmatites.

Depleted uranium ( ²³?U )and spent nuclear fuel rods from the nuclear power industry, and nuclear weapons programs, do not constitute any long term environmental concern or liability.