1. | Oil production in the United States satisfies only half of the country's needs; the rest is imported. If imports were cut off, what changes would you expect to occur in your lifestyle? * Fuel costs would skyrocket I believe much would change in my lifestyle, I would think twice about running to the store, we would have to coordinate all of our outings since we do not have public transportation available. Possibly do more carpooling. |
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2. | Investigate how geophysicist M. King Hubbert predicted in 1956 that annual U.S. oil production would peak in the early 1970s (the actual peak occurred in 1971). Also, investigate the debate over whether the same predictive technique can be applied to world oil supplies. When do you think world oil production will reach its peak—or has it done so already?I believe that the world oil peak production is almost at its peak now. It is possible that within the next decade or so we will be in search of alternatives as to where we could survive without oil. Finding a way to use renewable resources in place of oil would make the US not depend so much on other countries for oil. | | |
3. | Many hydrothermal mineral deposits of copper, gold, silver, and other metals have been found in the countries bordering the Pacific Ocean. Can you offer an explanation for this remarkable concentration? If you were part of a team of exploration geologists looking for large copper deposits, where would you focus your search? To form a hydrothermal mineral deposit, you need the following things:
1. source of metals
2. Hydrothermal fluids to transport metals
3. suitable host rock to deposit metals
4. conduits for hydrothermal fluids
5. heat pump
6. change of Eh, Ph, and/or temperature to cause metals in solution to precipitate
If you look at the Pacific Ring of
