Gly Test 3 Practice Ch 23
- 1.
________ coal is typically found only in association with tightly folded strata.
- A.
Anthracite
- B.
Peat
- C.
Lignite
- D.
Bituminous
Correct Answer
A. Anthracite -
- 2.
Cap rock and reservoir strata refer to accumulations of ________.
- A.
Sedimentary iron ore
- B.
Petroleum
- C.
Oil shale
- D.
Bedded rock salt
Correct Answer
B. Petroleum -
- 3.
________ is too soft to be used as an abrasive for steel, glasses, and most silicate rocks.
- A.
Corundum
- B.
Diamond
- C.
Calcite
- D.
Garnet
Correct Answer
C. Calcite -
- 4.
Comparatively speaking, the United States uses energy fuels and minerals ________.
- A.
So efficiently that only domestic coal, petroleum, and minerals are utilized
- B.
Less efficiently than other technologically advanced countries
- C.
Very efficiently, so consumption per person is below that in less industrialized countries like Brazil and Mexico
- D.
About equally as efficient as other technologically advanced countries
Correct Answer
B. Less efficiently than other technologically advanced countries -
- 5.
________ is a nonrenewable resource.
- A.
Solar power
- B.
Water
- C.
Petroleum
- D.
Timber
Correct Answer
C. Petroleum -
- 6.
The world's largest plant for generating electricity from tides is ________.
- A.
Along the coast of California just north of San Francisco
- B.
In the Rance River estuary, Brittany, along the Atlantic coast of France
- C.
Along the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil
- D.
In the Netherlands along the Rhine River delta
Correct Answer
B. In the Rance River estuary, Brittany, along the Atlantic coast of France -
- 7.
Vein- or fissure-filling deposits of lead and zinc minerals would be more common in ________.
- A.
Impactites and shattered rock of a meteorite impact zone
- B.
Rocks of a contact-metamorphic zone formed around a shallow, granite pluton
- C.
Rocks formed in a deep, high-grade, regional-metamorphic zone
- D.
Rhyolitic lava flows interbedded with pyroclastics
Correct Answer
D. Rhyolitic lava flows interbedded with pyroclastics -
- 8.
Ore deposits of ________ form by prolonged, intense, tropical weathering of specific kinds of bedrock.
- A.
Silver
- B.
Mercury
- C.
Aluminum
- D.
Magnesium
Correct Answer
C. Aluminum -
- 9.
Chemical decomposition of ________ produces acidic soil waters that can cause secondary enrichment in copper and in other ore deposits.
- A.
Calcite
- B.
Quartz
- C.
Bauxite
- D.
Pyrite
Correct Answer
D. Pyrite -
- 10.
Bauxite is an ore of ________.
- A.
Iron
- B.
Tin
- C.
Gold
- D.
Aluminum
Correct Answer
D. Aluminum -
- 11.
Detrital grains of ________ are not likely to be concentrated in placer deposits.
- A.
Native gold
- B.
Diamond
- C.
Corundum
- D.
Gypsum
Correct Answer
D. Gypsum -
- 12.
The Geysers and Larderello are ________ facilities in California and Italy, respectively.
- A.
Geothermal power
- B.
Hydroelectric
- C.
Copper mining
- D.
Diamond mining
Correct Answer
A. Geothermal power -
- 13.
________ are both calcium-bearing minerals.
- A.
Calcite and gypsum
- B.
Bauxite and kaolin
- C.
Quartz and plagioclase
- D.
Halite and sylvite
Correct Answer
A. Calcite and gypsum -
- 14.
Which one of the following is a false statement concerning the Bingham Canyon mine?
- A.
Is the largest, open-pit copper mine in North America
- B.
Located in Utah near Salt Lake City
- C.
Most of the mineralized rock is part of an igneous rock pluton
- D.
The ore contains, on average, more than three percent by weight of copper
Correct Answer
D. The ore contains, on average, more than three percent by weight of copper -
- 15.
________ are important fertilizer minerals with their correct elements.
- A.
Halite and calcite
- B.
Sylvite and gypsum
- C.
Cassiterite and albite
- D.
Apatite and sylvite
Correct Answer
D. Apatite and sylvite -
- 16.
________ are used as abrasives.
- A.
Diamond and garnet
- B.
Calcite and gypsum
- C.
Apatite and galena
- D.
Talc and graphite
Correct Answer
A. Diamond and garnet -
- 17.
By the year 2015, the world's population will probably have just reached or slightly surpassed ________ people.
- A.
70 million
- B.
7 billion
- C.
70 billion
- D.
7 million
Correct Answer
B. 7 billion -
- 18.
The United States, with about 6 % of the world's population, uses about ________ of the world's total, annual, energy production.
- A.
9%
- B.
30%
- C.
3%
- D.
15%
Correct Answer
B. 30% -
- 19.
________ supplies the largest percentage of energy consumed annually in the United States.
- A.
Petroleum
- B.
Coal
- C.
Hydroelectricity
- D.
Uranium
Correct Answer
A. Petroleum -
- 20.
________ accounts for the majority of the coal burned annually in the United States.
- A.
Production of carbon black, synthetic diamonds, and graphite
- B.
Coke manufacture for the steel industry
- C.
Home and industrial space heating
- D.
Generation of electricity
Correct Answer
D. Generation of electricity -
- 21.
Of the following fossil fuels, ________ is most likely to have the lowest sulfur content and smallest volume of solid ash residue.
- A.
Bituminous coal
- B.
Natural gas
- C.
Lignite
- D.
Heavy, asphaltic, crude oil
Correct Answer
B. Natural gas -
- 22.
Coal and petroleum are considered to be fossil fuels because ________.
- A.
Their energy content was derived from ancient sunlight
- B.
Carbon dioxide, released when they burn, contributes to the greenhouse effect
- C.
Their oxygen and nitrogen content were derived from the ancient atmosphere
- D.
Coal beds and petroleum reservoir rocks contain abundant fossils
Correct Answer
A. Their energy content was derived from ancient sunlight -
- 23.
________ has the largest, current production and reserves of crude oil.
- A.
Offshore Japan
- B.
Texas
- C.
Central and eastern Saudi Arabia
- D.
The North Sea field
Correct Answer
C. Central and eastern Saudi Arabia -
- 24.
Sandstone is a much more common reservoir rock for petroleum than shale because ________.
- A.
Shale is more porous so the oil tends to leak out over time
- B.
Sandstones are more permeable than shales so subsurface flows of fluids tend to be directed through sandstone strata rather than through shales
- C.
Sandstone is more abundant than shale
- D.
Shales, especially black shales, are much richer in primary organic matter than are sandstones
Correct Answer
B. Sandstones are more permeable than shales so subsurface flows of fluids tend to be directed through sandstone strata rather than through shales -
- 25.
The world's largest, commercially developed tar sand deposit is ________.
- A.
Near Lake Athabasca in central Canada
- B.
In northern Brunei, Island of Borneo
- C.
In southern Iraq, near Basra
- D.
In northwestern Colorado, U.S.
Correct Answer
A. Near Lake Athabasca in central Canada -
- 26.
The ________ formation, rich in oil shale strata, was deposited in early Tertiary lakes that once covered parts of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.
- A.
Red Lake
- B.
White Prairie
- C.
Blue Mountain
- D.
Green River
Correct Answer
D. Green River -
- 27.
________ is an essential component of plasters and plasterboard.
- A.
Apatite
- B.
Garnet
- C.
Talc
- D.
Gypsum
Correct Answer
D. Gypsum -
- 28.
________ is the main fuel used in nuclear fission reactors to produce electricity.
- A.
Thorium-232
- B.
Uranium-235
- C.
Thorium-238
- D.
Uranium-239
Correct Answer
B. Uranium-235 -
- 29.
Copper and copper-zinc sulfide deposits formed around ancient, seafloor, hot spring vents would be most likely to be found in ________.
- A.
An accretionary wedge complex
- B.
An exotic, oedipus complex
- C.
A far traveled, cratonic complex
- D.
An ophiolite complex
Correct Answer
D. An ophiolite complex -
- 30.
________ is the mineral source of phosphorous in phosphate fertilizers.
- A.
Apatite
- B.
Garnet
- C.
Phosphorite
- D.
Kaolinite
Correct Answer
A. Apatite -
- 31.
________ is used in pencils and as a solid lubricant.
- A.
Gypsum
- B.
Bornite
- C.
Graphite
- D.
Galena
Correct Answer
C. Graphite -
- 32.
The first, large-scale, commercial, geothermal, electrical power-generation facility in the United States was brought into production at ________.
- A.
Yellowstone National Park in 1925
- B.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee in 1945
- C.
The Geysers, northern California in 1960
- D.
Hot Springs, Arkansas in 1970
Correct Answer
C. The Geysers, northern California in 1960 -
- 33.
________, a rock-forming silicate mineral used as an insulator in electrical equipment, occurs as large crystals with quartz and feldspars in pegmatites.
- A.
Olivine
- B.
Hornblende
- C.
Graphite
- D.
Muscovite
Correct Answer
D. Muscovite -
- 34.
Graphite deposits typically form geologically ________.
- A.
As deposits around submarine, hot spring vents
- B.
By decomposition of humus and soil gases during intense, tropical weathering
- C.
As hydrothermal vein deposits in limestone around a granitic batholith
- D.
By regional metamorphism of organic-rich, black shales
Correct Answer
D. By regional metamorphism of organic-rich, black shales -
- 35.
Which one of the following best describes how talc deposits might originate geologically?
- A.
Reaction of olivine and pyroxene with hydrothermal fluids during regional metamorphism
- B.
Reaction of hydrothermal fluids with quartz-rich sandstones during contact metamorphism
- C.
Dehydration of gypsum and limestone during contact metamorphism
- D.
High pressure metamorphism associated with impact of an asteroid or large meteorite
Correct Answer
A. Reaction of olivine and pyroxene with hydrothermal fluids during regional metamorphism -
- 36.
Which one of the following statements is most likely correct?
- A.
By 2010, imported petroleum will account for over 50 % of U.S. consumption.
- B.
North and South America have about equal reserves of good-grade coals.
- C.
Coal imports into the United States have been rising steadily since about 1950.
- D.
By the year 2010, Russia and the republics of the former Soviet Union will probably be importing large amounts of petroleum from South Africa.
Correct Answer
A. By 2010, imported petroleum will account for over 50 % of U.S. consumption. -
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