Exam 20: Mineral and Energy Resources

________ concentrates minor amounts of metals scattered throughout unweathered rock, into profitable reserves.

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Cap rock and reservoir strata are associated with accumulations of ________.

Why does biogenic methane gas only come from shallow deposits?

How many homes can the Meager Creek geothermal power facility potentially serve in British Columbia?

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Banded Iron Formations, the common setting for iron ores, have been produced throughout geologic time wherever reducing conditions prevail in continental sedimentary basins.

Which of the following is not a hydrothermal ore deposit?

Name two metals or minerals found in vein or disseminated deposits associated with intermediate to felsic intrusions.

Bauxite, the common ore of iron, is a product of intense, tropical weathering in a dry climate.

Which of the following is not a metallic ore?

Briefly explain why, if thermogenic gas is mostly methane formed at higher temperatures and deeper conditions, that it occurs on top of petroleum reservoirs?

Which of the following is not a bad effect of using fossil fuels?

Name two metals concentrated in mafic to ultramafic cumulates and sulphide immiscibility deposits.

Sedimentary and residual deposits of the mineral ________ supply phosphorous for phosphate fertilizers and feed additives.

Refer to the Canadian metallic deposits map (fig.20.4)to answer the question(s)below. -Put a star around any two cumulate or primary magmatic ore deposits.

Most of the world's coastlines have sufficiently high tides and low turbidity that they have great potential for producing large amounts of low cost electricity from tidal power generation.

________ supplies the largest percentage of energy consumed annually in Canada, while the majority of that produced is sold for export.

In 2012, human population passed the 7 billion mark, and this is the biggest reason for increasing demand on natural resources.

A ________ was the cause of the worst oil-caused environmental disaster in North American history in 2010.