Energy & mineral resources 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyResourcesUniversityNone Created by: AnnaFHarrisonCreated on: 06-01-18 21:46 What is a kerogen? a mixture of organic compounds in varying compositions 1 of 13 What is a resevoir rock? a sedimentary rock with spaces for oil/gas 2 of 13 What is a trap? an impermeable layer which prevents the rising of hydrocarbons 3 of 13 What is a resource? a deposit that has already been discovered and can be legally and economically exploited at the current time 4 of 13 What is a reserve? the entire amount of a material, including uneconomic and undiscovered deposits) that may become available for use in the future 5 of 13 What is the expansionist view? the idea that resources expand with entrepreneurist policies and shrink with regulation, war, and taxation 6 of 13 What are the environmental issues of tar sands in Canada? extraction requires heat and water, contributes to global warming admissions. 7 of 13 Characteristics of shale conventional source rock with high porosity but low permeability (addition work required) 8 of 13 Describe the process of fracking pumping water, sand, and chemicals into rocks at high pressure to open fractures in the shale 9 of 13 What are volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits? significant repositories of copper, zinc, and lead resulted from seafloor hydrothermal activity in the ancient geological record 10 of 13 Types of ore Disseminated, vein, cumulate, placer deposits, banded iron formations (BIFs) 11 of 13 How do reserves become resources? If energy cost of extraction is minimised 12 of 13 How do resources become reserves? demand increases, prices increase, resources become reserves (protected) 13 of 13
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