Extracting oil from shale deposits ________
A) has been occurring in the Canadian tar sands
B) has been initiated on a large scale in the United States and will soon surpass Canada's production
C) is energy inefficient because it involves heating rocks to extract the oil
D) in the United States will take place mostly in northeast states as well as in Georgia and Florida
C
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The following questions are based on Map T-4, a portion of the “Voltaire, North Dakota” quadrangle (scale 1:24,000; contour interval 5 feet) and Figure 40-4, a stereogram of the same region showing the Souris River (48°06'23"N, 100°48'05"W). What will be an ideal response?
Most marine oil deposits are extracted from offshore platforms resting in water less than 100 meters deep
a. True b. False
How can certain composite volcanoes (stratovolcanoes) become significantly life-threatening without
actually erupting or by undergoing only a minor eruptive event local to its summit? What will be an ideal response?