Question 1

If it contained oil,which layer would most likely produce an oil seep on the surface?

Accepted Answer

A) A,a permeable sandstone 
B) B,an impermeable shale 
C) C,a permeable sandstone 
D) D,an impermeable shale 
A) A,a permeable sandstone 
B) B,an impermeable shale 
C) C,a permeable sandstone 
D) D,an impermeable shale A

Question 2

How does tar sand used for production of energy form?

Accepted Answer

A) humans add oil to quartz sand to make the material easier to move 
B) oil spills from supertankers washes up on beaches 
C) oil generated through normal processes is degraded by bacteria 
D) oil combines with ice in colder parts of the ocean 
A) humans add oil to quartz sand to make the material easier to move 
B) oil spills from supertankers washes up on beaches 
C) oil generated through normal processes is degraded by bacteria 
D) oil combines with ice in colder parts of the ocean C

Question 3

Which of the following mostly occurs within ocean-floor sediments?

Accepted Answer

A) coal-bed methane 
B) gas hydrate 
C) oil shale 
D) tar sands 
A) coal-bed methane 
B) gas hydrate 
C) oil shale 
D) tar sands B

Question 4

Which of the following makes a site unsuitable for a dam?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,weak,fractured rocks in the abutment 
B) 2,permeable rocks in the abutment 
C) 3,permeable rocks in the floor of the reservoir 
D) 4,fractured rocks next to a fault 
E) all of these 
A) 1,weak,fractured rocks in the abutment 
B) 2,permeable rocks in the abutment 
C) 3,permeable rocks in the floor of the reservoir 
D) 4,fractured rocks next to a fault 
E) all of these

Question 5

How do many copper deposits form?

Accepted Answer

A) near intermediate to felsic intrusions that have a porphyritic texture 
B) in massive sulfide deposits formed as black smokers on the seafloor 
C) from mixing of different types of groundwater 
D) all of these 
A) near intermediate to felsic intrusions that have a porphyritic texture 
B) in massive sulfide deposits formed as black smokers on the seafloor 
C) from mixing of different types of groundwater 
D) all of these

Question 6

Which setting in this cross section of Wyoming would most likely trap oil in the subsurface?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,the overthrust belt,which has shuffled sedimentary rocks 
B) 2,where sedimentary rocks of the Green River Basin have been overridden beneath the Wind River Range 
C) 3,the top of the Wind River Range,which is an anticline composed of Precambrian granite and metamorphic rocks 
D) the Powder River Basin,which has coal bends in a syncline 
E) both 1 and 2 
A) 1,the overthrust belt,which has shuffled sedimentary rocks 
B) 2,where sedimentary rocks of the Green River Basin have been overridden beneath the Wind River Range 
C) 3,the top of the Wind River Range,which is an anticline composed of Precambrian granite and metamorphic rocks 
D) the Powder River Basin,which has coal bends in a syncline 
E) both 1 and 2

Question 7

Which site in the accompanying figure is the most likely setting for an oil field?

Accepted Answer

A) limestone at A 
B) limestone at B 
C) shale at C 
D) sandstone at D 
E) granite at E 
A) limestone at A 
B) limestone at B 
C) shale at C 
D) sandstone at D 
E) granite at E

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT considered to be an industrial rock and mineral?

Accepted Answer

A) gypsum 
B) salt 
C) clay 
D) silica sand 
E) iron ore 
A) gypsum 
B) salt 
C) clay 
D) silica sand 
E) iron ore

Question 9

Oil that reaches the surface can form:

Accepted Answer

A) an oil seep 
B) tar sands 
C) tar pits 
D) all of these 
A) an oil seep 
B) tar sands 
C) tar pits 
D) all of these

Question 10

What mineral resource do we use the most of (by weight)?

Accepted Answer

A) salt 
B) iron ore 
C) cement 
D) petroleum 
E) sand,gravel,and stone 
A) salt 
B) iron ore 
C) cement 
D) petroleum 
E) sand,gravel,and stone

Question 11

Which of the following factors make a site more suitable for a hydroelectric dam?

Accepted Answer

A) numerous faults and fractures that allow groundwater to flow into the reservoir 
B) permeable rocks next to and beneath the dam to keep pressures from building up 
C) a canyon that is wide so that a large dam can be built 
D) weak units in the abutments to make construction easier 
E) none of these 
A) numerous faults and fractures that allow groundwater to flow into the reservoir 
B) permeable rocks next to and beneath the dam to keep pressures from building up 
C) a canyon that is wide so that a large dam can be built 
D) weak units in the abutments to make construction easier 
E) none of these

Question 12

For a rock to be considered an ore,it must:

Accepted Answer

A) contain either quartz or sulfide minerals 
B) contain enough of a commodity to be mined at a profit 
C) contain some copper or gold 
D) be shiny or otherwise noteworthy 
E) be located in a mine 
A) contain either quartz or sulfide minerals 
B) contain enough of a commodity to be mined at a profit 
C) contain some copper or gold 
D) be shiny or otherwise noteworthy 
E) be located in a mine

Question 13

Which site would most likely contain oil in the subsurface?

Accepted Answer

A) A,a permeable sandstone 
B) B,an impermeable shale 
C) C,a permeable sandstone 
D) D,an impermeable shale 
A) A,a permeable sandstone 
B) B,an impermeable shale 
C) C,a permeable sandstone 
D) D,an impermeable shale

Question 14

How do modern gold placer deposits form?

Accepted Answer

A) hot water circulates around a magma 
B) hot water flows along the margins of a caldera 
C) hot water rising through veins encounters buried gravels 
D) pieces of gold are weathered and eroded from bedrock and carried and deposited by streams. 
A) hot water circulates around a magma 
B) hot water flows along the margins of a caldera 
C) hot water rising through veins encounters buried gravels 
D) pieces of gold are weathered and eroded from bedrock and carried and deposited by streams.

Question 15

Which site in the accompanying cross section is the most likely setting for an oil field?

Accepted Answer

A) limestone at A 
B) shale at B 
C) sandstone at C 
D) limestone at D 
E) thick shale at E 
A) limestone at A 
B) shale at B 
C) sandstone at C 
D) limestone at D 
E) thick shale at E

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an environment issue associated with nuclear energy?

Accepted Answer

A) uranium mining and milling can contaminate water and land 
B) fuel rods are stored on site and so pose a risk of radioactive contamination 
C) Yucca Mountain,the designated repository for spent fuel rods,had a large nuclear explosion 
D) the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in the Ukraine had explosions and a reactor meltdown and killed at least 56 people 
A) uranium mining and milling can contaminate water and land 
B) fuel rods are stored on site and so pose a risk of radioactive contamination 
C) Yucca Mountain,the designated repository for spent fuel rods,had a large nuclear explosion 
D) the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in the Ukraine had explosions and a reactor meltdown and killed at least 56 people

Question 17

What does the shape of a uranium roll-front deposit record?

Accepted Answer

A) folding of beds in a sandstone 
B) folding of quartzite derived from a sandstone 
C) the boundary between two types of groundwater 
D) the rolling of the front of a sandstone bed 
A) folding of beds in a sandstone 
B) folding of quartzite derived from a sandstone 
C) the boundary between two types of groundwater 
D) the rolling of the front of a sandstone bed

Question 18

Which side of a tidal barrier (used to generate hydroelectric power)has the highest water level during rising tides?

Accepted Answer

A) the side toward the ocean 
B) the side toward the land 
C) which side is highest depends on whether it is day or night 
D) none of these,the water is at the same level on both sides 
A) the side toward the ocean 
B) the side toward the land 
C) which side is highest depends on whether it is day or night 
D) none of these,the water is at the same level on both sides

Question 19

Which site in the accompanying figure is the most likely setting for an oil field?

Accepted Answer

A) shales at 1,3,and 5 
B) limestone at 2 
C) sandstone at 4 
D) both 2 and 3 
E) both 2 and 4 
A) shales at 1,3,and 5 
B) limestone at 2 
C) sandstone at 4 
D) both 2 and 3 
E) both 2 and 4

Question 20

Which of the following does NOT determine whether a rock is an ore?

Accepted Answer

A) the grade of the ore 
B) the type of ore,such as oxide versus sulfide types 
C) size and depth of the mineral deposit 
D) the location of the deposit 
E) all of these factors determine whether a rock is an ore 
A) the grade of the ore 
B) the type of ore,such as oxide versus sulfide types 
C) size and depth of the mineral deposit 
D) the location of the deposit 
E) all of these factors determine whether a rock is an ore

If it contained oil,which layer would most likely produce an oil seep on the surface?

How does tar sand used for production of energy form?

Which of the following mostly occurs within ocean-floor sediments?

Which of the following makes a site unsuitable for a dam?

How do many copper deposits form?

Which setting in this cross section of Wyoming would most likely trap oil in the subsurface?

Which site in the accompanying figure is the most likely setting for an oil field?

Which of the following is NOT considered to be an industrial rock and mineral?

Oil that reaches the surface can form:

What mineral resource do we use the most of (by weight)?

Which of the following factors make a site more suitable for a hydroelectric dam?

For a rock to be considered an ore,it must:

Which site would most likely contain oil in the subsurface?

How do modern gold placer deposits form?

Which site in the accompanying cross section is the most likely setting for an oil field?

Which of the following is NOT an environment issue associated with nuclear energy?

What does the shape of a uranium roll-front deposit record?

Which side of a tidal barrier (used to generate hydroelectric power)has the highest water level during rising tides?

Which site in the accompanying figure is the most likely setting for an oil field?

Which of the following does NOT determine whether a rock is an ore?

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Exam 18: Energy and Mineral Resources

If it contained oil,which layer would most likely produce an oil seep on the surface?

How does tar sand used for production of energy form?

Which of the following mostly occurs within ocean-floor sediments?

Which of the following makes a site unsuitable for a dam?

How do many copper deposits form?

Which setting in this cross section of Wyoming would most likely trap oil in the subsurface?

Which site in the accompanying figure is the most likely setting for an oil field?

Which of the following is NOT considered to be an industrial rock and mineral?

Oil that reaches the surface can form:

What mineral resource do we use the most of (by weight)?

Which of the following factors make a site more suitable for a hydroelectric dam?

For a rock to be considered an ore,it must:

Which site would most likely contain oil in the subsurface?

How do modern gold placer deposits form?

Which site in the accompanying cross section is the most likely setting for an oil field?

Which of the following is NOT an environment issue associated with nuclear energy?

What does the shape of a uranium roll-front deposit record?

Which side of a tidal barrier (used to generate hydroelectric power)has the highest water level during rising tides?

Which site in the accompanying figure is the most likely setting for an oil field?

Which of the following does NOT determine whether a rock is an ore?

The Nature of Geology

Investigating Geologic Questions

Plate Tectonics

Earth Materials

Igneous Environments

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Sedimentary Environments and Rocks

Deformation and Metamorphism

Geologic Time

The Seafloor and Continental Margins

Mountains, basins, and Continents

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Climate, weather, and Their Influences on Geology

Glaciers, shorelines, and Changing Sea Levels

Weathering, soil, and Unstable Slopes

Streams and Flooding

Water Resources

Geology of the Solar System

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