Exam 20: Mineral and Energy Resources

Hematite and magnetite are the dominant ore minerals in ________.

Diamonds are mined from a rare ultramafic rock called ________.

Chalcopyrite and bornite are sulphide ore minerals of ________.

Typical of developed industrial nations, Canada consumes more non-metallic resources like aggregate, gypsum, potash, and sulfur than it does metals and metallic resources like copper, molybdenum, and gold.

Lignite, known as brown coal, has a much higher energy content, and lower ash and sulphur content, than anthracite or bituminous coals which were predominantly used in the past.

________ is a nonrenewable resource.

Where was the first commercial use of geothermal heat in Canada?

How is geothermal energy used?

Chemical and bacterial decomposition of ________ in mine tailings produces sulphuric acid that attacks other sulphide minerals, to releasing toxic levels of heavy metals to the surface environment, and seeps of contaminated water called acid mine drainage.

Where of the following are wind turbines not common in Canada?

In which tectonic setting did Pb and Zn deposits like the Sullivan mine, BC, form?

Metamorphic deposits of ________ provide the carbon used in pencils and solid lubricant.

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.

The majority of coal currently mined in Canada comes from Mesozoic deposits in ________.

Refer to the Canadian metallic deposits map (fig.20.4)to answer the question(s)below. -Put a square on the map surrounding any two deposits likely formed by contact metamorphism.

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.

What is the principal compositional difference between wet gas and dry gas, and what is the difference in environmental conditions that controls their formation?

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.

Where is Canada's first large-scale solar park located?

Heavy oil sand deposits are actually broken up shale beds impregnated with viscous, crude oil.