Geol 102 - Environmental Geology » Spring 2020 » Post Reading Quiz. Mineral and Energy Resources

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Question #1
What kind of process produces banded iron formations?
A.   Metamorphic
B.   Sedimentary
C.   Hydrothermal
D.   Weathering
E.   Igneous
Question #2
Most of the world's aluminum comes from which of the following?
A.   Plagioclase
B.   Hematite
C.   Bauxite
D.   Basalt
E.   Quartz
Question #3
Under which act or law was the EPA's superfund developed for cleanup of the worst toxic or hazardous waste sites?
A.   NEPA
B.   SMCRA
C.   CERCLA (aka SuperFund)
D.   The General Mining Law of 1872
E.   BLM
Question #4
Which of the following is NOT a renewable form of energy?
A.   Nuclear
B.   Water
C.   Wind
D.   Solar
E.   Wood
Question #5
What is the name given to any volume of rock that is capable of generating and expelling commercial quantities of oil or gas?
A.   Cap rock
B.   Coal
C.   Aquifer
D.   Source rock
E.   Reservoir rock
Question #6
Which method listed below is NOT an example of secondary recovery methods?
A.   Steam injection
B.   Fluid-mixing
C.   Fire flooding
D.   Water injection
E.   Grouting
Question #7
What percentage of the world's energy supplies is consumed by the U.S.?
A.   10%
B.   5%
C.   28%
D.   75%
E.   90%
Question #8
What is the disposal approach used in sanitary landfills?
A.   Dilution
B.   Isolation
C.   Thin spreading
D.   Incineration
E.   Attenuation
Question #9
What is contaminated water that drains out of a solid waste disposal site called?
A.   Sewage effluent
B.   Hazardous waste
C.   Hydroponic fluid
D.   Artesian water
E.   Leachate
Question #10
How long must a high-level nuclear waste facility be able to provide safe isolation?
A.   250 years
B.   250,000 years
C.   25,000 years
D.   2,500 years
E.   25 years

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