Definitions

Question 1

Reserves

Answer 1

How much of a resource is thought to be in the ground, based on exploration to date

Question 2

Production

Answer 2

How much of a resource is being taken from the ground each year

Question 3

Oil sands/ tar sands

Answer 3

Deposits of sand containing a heavy for of crude oil called bitumen

Question 4

Fracking

Answer 4

A variety of techniques used to break up shake layers far below the surface in order to liberate natural gas and/or oil that has been trapped. Injecting a mixture of water, sand, and dozens of chemicals into a well usually breaks up the rock

Question 5

Bio energy

Answer 5

Electricity generated from burning biomass (wood products, plant products, or even garbage) or biogas (gas produced in landfills and sewage treatment plants)

Question 6

Metallic mineral

Answer 6

A mineral that yields a metal (e.g., iron, gold, copper, uranium, zinc, silver, lead) when melted. It typically comes from igneous and metamorphic rocks

Question 7

Non-metallic mineral

Answer 7

A mineral that does not change its form when melted (e.g., potash, sand, gravel, diamonds, salt, limestone, building stone). It most commonly comes from sedimentary rocks

Question 8

Ore

Answer 8

A rock that contains enough of valuable metallic mineral to make mining profitable

Question 9

Mineral Reserve

Answer 9

A mineral deposit that can be mined profitably

Question 10

R/P ratio

Answer 10

The number of years that the reserves of a non renewable resource will last at current rates of production