Exam 12: Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

A reservoir rock contains ________ porosity and permeability,while a seal rock contains ________ porosity and permeability.

Which organic substance is produced by black organic shale at temperatures below (cooler than)the oil window?

What are two renewable energy resources that could be used in your city/state? List both and describe A)how the energy is formed,B)the best geographic location for the energy source,and C)what the drawbacks of each energy source are.

The stereotypical gold rush prospector panning for gold in a streambed is an example of exploiting ________ deposits.

Which of the following lists contains only fossil fuels?

Gold is often found at the bottom of streambeds in placer deposits.Describe the process that forms these deposits.

If nuclear reactors are NOT regulated by the use of control rods that absorb ________ and thus decrease the amount of atoms undergoing ________,the system may become too hot and melt down.

The image below is of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in Southern California,which was shut down in 2012 due to safety concerns.Which of the following alternative energy resources could be used in this environment to replace the energy generated by the nuclear power plant?

The high electrical conductivity associated with metallic bonds is found in ________.

Fission occurs when nuclear bonds of atoms are broken,releasing massive amounts of ________.

Which of the following nonmetallic resources has an igneous origin?

Which of the following would make the best reservoir rock in a conventional hydrocarbon system?

Limestone is often used as diminution stone and as crushed stone.If you are working as a geologist for a mining company that wishes to establish a new limestone quarry,for what type of ancient depositional systems will you look?

The primary challenge of hydrogen fuel cells is ________.

A large portion of the coal reserves in the world formed during the ________ period.