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G4: Earth Materials and Natural Resources overview quiz - WJEC A-Level Geology quiz

14questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. A hydrocarbon source rock is typically

  2. Maturation of a source rock into oil mainly requires

  3. Which rock property controls how easily fluids flow through a reservoir?

  4. In an anticlinal trap, hydrocarbons collect

  5. Dense metal minerals settling to the base of a cooling intrusion describes

  6. Hot, mineral-rich fluids precipitating metals in fractures form

  7. Cut-off grade is

  8. If the price of a metal rises, the reserves of a deposit usually

  9. A rock that is porous but impermeable, yielding no useful water, is an

  10. Artesian conditions occur where a permeable aquifer is

  11. Why is soluble limestone often a poor foundation for a dam and reservoir?

  12. The highest rank of coal, with the greatest carbon content, is

  13. Which of these is a non-renewable resource?

  14. Carbon capture and storage reduces emissions by