The next frontier in resource extraction in the region may be
A) oil-tar sands
B) deep -sea mining
C) the generation of electricity from tidal currents
D) hydraulic fracking
E) wind turbines erected on platforms erected in deep oceanic waters
B) deep -sea mining
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Withdrawal is the total amount of water
A. Altered or polluted in human activities B. Lost due to chemical transformation because of human use C. Lost in transmission, due to evaporation or leakage D. Used in manufacturing or agriculture E. Taken from rivers, lakes, or aquifers
Igneous rocks with a texture that is so fine-grained that the crystals are too small to see is:
a. aphanitic. b. porphyritic. c. glassy. d. phaneritic. e. pyroclastic
________ of all banks in the U.S. own ________ of all bank assets
A) 10%; 40% B) 2%; 50% C) 50%; 75% D) 6%; 25% E) 2%; 75%
________ is a very fine-grained metamorphic rock that splits easily along parallel planes.
A. Slate B. Sandstone C. Marble D. Gneiss E. Arkose