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Quick questions on Energy resources and groundwater: oil and gas traps, aquifers, porosity and permeability - Eduqas GCSE Geology

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What are two key rock properties?
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Both oil and gas and groundwater depend on the same pair of properties:
What is q1?
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Define permeability. [1 mark]
What is q2?
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Explain why an impermeable cap rock is essential for an oil trap. [2 marks]
What is q3?
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State one consequence of extracting groundwater faster than it is replaced. [1 mark]

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