EES final exam review, Top Questions and answers, Rated A+

EES final exam review, Top Questions and answers, Rated A+ Worldwide, the number of oil tanker spills per year has ____ during the last 40 years - -decreased In 1981, a series of devastating explosions in Louisville, KY were caused by - -a synthetic organic solvent spilled into sewer lines at a soybean processing plant If you were an economic geologist, where would you look for nickel or chromium deposits? - -near the bottoms of large gabbroic intrusions Diamonds are associated with - -explosive volcanic rocks the California Gold Rush was mainly focused on the exploitation of - -placer deposits Uncontrolled smelting of sulfide minerals may lead to - -acid rain How long does it take to make soil from solid bedrock? - -thousands of years The two largest disasters involving waste products from coal mining (coal sludge and ash) occurred in 2000 and 2008 in - -Kentucky and Tennessee Which of the below is NOT a technique used to enhanced the flow of oil from rock? - -melting the reservoir rock Tar sands are being commercially developed in - -canada Which of the below contains the largest amount of fossil fuel RESOURCES, but NOT the largest fossil fuel RESERVES? - -methane gas hydrates what is the metric unit used when measuring the volume of a solid? - -centimeters cubed what is the metric unit used when measuring the volume of a liquid? - -milliliters or mL what is the metric unit used when measuring temperature ? - -Degrees Celsius what is the metric unit used when measuring mass? - -Grams