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Minerals licencing and discovery - EES

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

When looking for non renewable resources to extract, geologists look for (3)....

a)

location, lustre and fragmentation of the resource

b)

depth, quality and loose pieces of the resource

c)

location, spatial extent and quality of the resource

d)

core samples, vegetation and amount of the resource

2.

The 3 categories of techniques used to identify the location, spatial extent of the deposit and quality of the resource are..

a)

literature records/historic records, remote sensing techniques, direct sampling geophysical techniques

b)

existing mining, remote sensing techniques, direct sampling geophysical techniques

c)

remote sensing techniques, direct sampling geophysical techniques, satellite & aerial imaging

d)

literature/historic records, satellite & aerial imaging, geophysical techniques

3.

The 3 remote sensing techniques include:

a)

satellite and aerial imaging, hyperspectral imaging, and radioactive testing

b)

satellite and aerial imaging, magnetic and radioactive testing

c)

satellite and aerial imaging, radiometric imaging, and geophysical datasets for magnetic, gravitational and radioactive testing

d)

satellite and aerial imaging, hyperspectral imaging, and geophysical datasets for magnetic, gravitational and radioactive testing

4.

A potential mine discovery site engages a contractor to fly above their site and take photos. This is an example of: satellite and aerial imaging

a)

wasted money

b)

satellite and aerial imaging

c)

satellite imaging

d)

aerial imaging

5.

Digitally transmitted images taken by artificial satellites orbiting the Earth are examples of:

a)

the US spying

b)

satellite imagery

c)

aerial imagery

d)

satellite and aerial imagery

6.

..... can discriminate between different types of rock or vegetation. They collect and process information from across the electromagnetic spectrum.

a)

radio imaging

b)

hyperspectral imaging

c)

satellite imaging

d)

radiometric imaging

7.

3 types of GEOPHYSICAL techniques used via remote sensing testing techniques:

a)

electrical, drillhole, neutron activation

b)

magnetic, gravitational and electrical

c)

geochemical, gravitational and radioactive

d)

magnetic, gravitational and radioactive

8.

Remote sensing techniques are those.. (select the MOST correct)

a)

undertaken without actually touching the object

b)

that are often done from a satellite

c)

that are often done from a plane

d)

can use the earth's magnetic field

9.

Usually used with petroleum exploration as ore bodies are too small to produce much of an effect. Relies on dense masses modifying the gravitational field.

a)

electromagnetic surveys

b)

gravitational testing

c)

magnetic testing

d)

seismic surveys

10.

Geophysical techniques measure the variations in the physical properties of rocks such as..

a)

density, magnetism, electrical conductivity, radioactivity

b)

positive charge, negative charge, electrical conductivity

c)

electrical conductivity, elemental composition

d)

density, magnetism, electrical conductivity, chemical reactivity

11.

These surveys are good for detecting metals eg iron ores and rely on rocks being magnetised thus changing the magnetic field

a)

electromagnetic surveys

b)

electrical surveys

c)

gravitational surveys

d)

magnetic surveys

12.

A type of geophysical survey used to detect uranium, phosphate and sands containing rare earths

a)

magnetic surveys

b)

radioactive surveys

c)

aerial photos

d)

gravitational surveys

13.

A type of survey that uses gamma ray detectors (flown over or carried at the surface) to detect gamma rays

a)

radioactivity surveys

b)

electromagnetic surveys

c)

magnetic surveys

d)

seismic surveys

14.

Soil/rock sampling, auguring, drilling and core sampling are all a type of

a)

laboratory technique

b)

direct sampling geophysical technique

c)

remote sensing technique

d)

direct sampling geochemical technique

15.

This is a ... used to get a .... to analyse the geochemical properties

a)

auger, drill sample

b)

drill, core sample

c)

auger, core sample

d)

drill, drill sample

16.

These are... used for geochemical analysis

a)

core samples

b)

ice cores

c)

rock samplease

d)

boxes of rocks

17.

This person is using a ...

a)

Bike pump

b)

remote sensing technique

c)

Yabby pump

d)

Direct geochemical sampling technique

18.

Seismic surveys are frequently used on land/ in the ocean to acquire images of the Earth's crust to understand it's structure and is therefore a type of

a)

geochemical technique

b)

geophysical technique

c)

electromagnetic survey

d)

magnetic survey

19.

These techniques are usually used for petroleum exploration

a)

radioactive and gravitational

b)

magnetic and gravitational

c)

gravitational and seismic

d)

magnetic and radioactive