ES30: 5 - Earth's Economic Resources Review

McArthur River is where the largest deposit of _________________________ in Saskatchewan is.

• Potash

• Uranium

• Coal

• Diamonds

Contour lines connect points of equal…

• Width

• Elevation

• Mineral Value

• Ore Deposits

The chemical name for potash is…

• sodium chloride

• phosphorus chloride

• sylvinite

• potassium chloride

The coal mined in Saskatchewan is….

• lignite

• bithumen

• subbituminous

• oil

How is coal mined in Saskatchewan?

• Solution mining

• underground minin

• strip mining

• jet bore mining

Coal is a _______________________ , flammable, organic rock

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

A rock in which the petroleum accumulates – it must be porous and permeable – is…?

• cap rock

• natural gas pocket

• reservoir rock

• a shale rock

A geologic configuration where oil and gas is held underground is called a…?

• oil seep

• oil trap

• oil strata

• gas seep

Oil is made formed from mostly dead dinosaurs.

• True

• False

At temperatures over 160°C, any remaining buried oil breaks down into ___________________.

• coal

• shale

• kerogen

• natural gas