Question 1

Which is not a true statement about coal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coal produces about 75% of the United States' electricity 
B)  Coal emits air pollutants that can only be removed with expensive control devices 
C)  Large coal reserves formed during the Carboniferous Period 
D)  Large coal reserves formed during the Cretaceous Period

Question 2

If you are concerned about fuel efficiency, selecting a hybrid car that uses a small, fuel-efficient gasoline engine combined with an electric motor would allow you to consume less fuel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

If you were searching for iron for mining purposes, which would be the most optimal site to look for iron?

Accepted Answer

A)  Banded Iron Formation 
B)  Bonded Iron Formation 
C)  Ancient granite batholiths 
D)  Ancient diorite batholiths

Question 4

Explain the natural processes that concentrate ore minerals due to the relationship between the geosphere with water from the hydrosphere.

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Question 5

Explain where crushed stone comes from and what is used to make.

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Question 6

Country rock has low concentrations of metals but as hydrothermal solutions percolate through the rock, they can encounter changes in temperature, pressure, or chemical environments causing the solution to deposit metals to form local ore.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

If you live near a coal-fired plant, which air contaminant should you be most concerned about?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sulfur 
B)  Arsenic 
C)  Mercury 
D)  Methane

Question 8

Which is not a true statement about mining?

Accepted Answer

A)  Surface mines are holes excavated into the Earth's surface 
B)  Underground mines can be several kilometers deep 
C)  The deepest mine is 1.2 kilometers deep at Bingham Canyon, Utah 
D)  Coal is only obtained from surface mines

Question 9

Which is not a true statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  A majority of operating nuclear plants in the United States are located east of the Mississippi River 
B)  Nuclear power production has increased rapidly over the past 30 years in Russia and China 
C)  Each step in the mining, processing, and use of nuclear fuel produces radioactive wastes 
D)  When uranium undergoes fission in a reactor, the entire atom must be discarded

Question 10

Explain why nuclear energy production is not an environmentally friendly type of energy.

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Question 11

Explain how the burning of coal or oil is unrecyclable.

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Question 12

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

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Question 13

Which type of rock would you look for metal ores that contain gems and nonmetallic mineral deposits such as sulfur deposits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sedimentary rocks 
B)  Metamorphic rocks 
C)  Igneous rocks that are felsic 
D)  Igneous rocks that are mafic

Question 14

What specific ore is very fluid in its molten state and is well-suited to casting because the metal flows into the nooks and crannies of a mold before solidifying? ______________________

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Question 15

Which is not a true statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Directional drilling is used to extract oil and natural gas from very low permeable rock 
B)  Directional drilling allows for tight rock reservoirs to be harvested 
C)  Directional drilling method using drilling mud to put hydraulic pressure on the end of the pipe where the mud motor and bit are placed 
D)  All of the above are true statements

Question 16

If you were going to utilize geothermal energy, selecting a site in the western sites where geothermal gradient is higher would be a good choice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Explain why rare earth elements (REE) are in such high demand by countries across the globe.

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Question 18

Explain what metals that manganese nodules contain.

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Question 19

If you are concerned about the construction of dams that can destroy wildlife habitats, agricultural land, and migratory fish populations, selecting hydroelectric renewable energy is not the right choice for you.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which is not a true statement about hydrothermal water?

Accepted Answer

A)  Granitic magma contains more dissolved water than solid granite rock 
B)  Magma gives off hydrothermal water as it solidifies 
C)  Groundwater can be heated to form a hydrothermal solution especially in sedimentary rock layers 
D)  Mid-oceanic ridges produce basalt that heats seawater as it seeps into the cracks of the ocean floor

Exam 5: Geologic Resources

Which is not a true statement about coal?

If you are concerned about fuel efficiency, selecting a hybrid car that uses a small, fuel-efficient gasoline engine combined with an electric motor would allow you to consume less fuel.

If you were searching for iron for mining purposes, which would be the most optimal site to look for iron?

Explain the natural processes that concentrate ore minerals due to the relationship between the geosphere with water from the hydrosphere.

Explain where crushed stone comes from and what is used to make.

Country rock has low concentrations of metals but as hydrothermal solutions percolate through the rock, they can encounter changes in temperature, pressure, or chemical environments causing the solution to deposit metals to form local ore.

If you live near a coal-fired plant, which air contaminant should you be most concerned about?

Which is not a true statement about mining?

Which is not a true statement?

Explain why nuclear energy production is not an environmentally friendly type of energy.

Explain how the burning of coal or oil is unrecyclable.

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

Which type of rock would you look for metal ores that contain gems and nonmetallic mineral deposits such as sulfur deposits?

What specific ore is very fluid in its molten state and is well-suited to casting because the metal flows into the nooks and crannies of a mold before solidifying? ______________________

Which is not a true statement?

If you were going to utilize geothermal energy, selecting a site in the western sites where geothermal gradient is higher would be a good choice.

Explain why rare earth elements (REE) are in such high demand by countries across the globe.

Explain what metals that manganese nodules contain.

If you are concerned about the construction of dams that can destroy wildlife habitats, agricultural land, and migratory fish populations, selecting hydroelectric renewable energy is not the right choice for you.

Which is not a true statement about hydrothermal water?