Question 1

________ is a nonrenewable resource.

Accepted Answer

A)  Petroleum
B)  Water
C)  Solar power
D)  TimberE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hudson Bay
B)  Hibernia
C)  Beaufort Sea
D)  Michigan basinE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Pickering, Ontario
B)  Harrison Hot Springs, BC
C)  Springhill, Nova Scotia using water warmed by the geothermal gradient form abandoned shafts and coal mines.
D)  Les Geysers, northern QuebecE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  British Columbia
B)  Ontario
C)  Prince Edward Island
D)  NunavutE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Chalcopyrite and bornite are sulphide ore minerals of ________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  gypsum
B)  graphite
C)  galena
D)  garnetE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  coal
B)  water
C)  copper
D)  natural gasE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

How is geothermal energy used?

Accepted Answer

A)  Power lines are hooked up to geysers to generate static electricity.
B)  Geothermal steam is piped to traction engines connected to the local power grid.
C)  Geothermal steam and hot water are tapped and piped to turbines that generate electric power.
D)  Hot springs are fed to water heaters that are plugged in to the local power grid.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Diamonds are mined from a rare ultramafic rock called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  peridotite
B)  dunite
C)  pyroxenite
D)  kimberliteE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

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.

Accepted Answer

Any 2: Gas...

Question 13

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  gravity settling
B)  VMS
C)  immiscibility
D)  pegmatitesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Stone Mill's, Ontario
B)  Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
C)  Fredericton, New Brunswick
D)  Iqaluit, NunavutE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Hematite and magnetite are the dominant ore minerals in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  SEDEX deposits like at Sullivan B.C.
B)  superior type banded iron formations
C)  massive sulphide deposits like those that form along mid-ocean ridges
D)  rare element felsic pegmatitesE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

SEDEX, sed...

Question 17

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  calcite
B)  pyrite
C)  quartz
D)  sylviteE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Wet gas forms shallower and cooler, and ...

Question 19

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Nova Scotia
B)  Nunavut
C)  Quebec
D)  British Columbia, Alberta, and SaskatchewanE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 20: Mineral and Energy Resources

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.

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Chalcopyrite and bornite are sulphide ore minerals of ________.

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How is geothermal energy used?

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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Hematite and magnetite are the dominant ore minerals in ________.

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

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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.

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

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Diamonds are mined from a rare ultramafic rock called ________.

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________ is a nonrenewable resource.

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