Resources Computer Activity at Geology.com

Click on the links below that take you to articles at Geology.com. Use the articles to find the information requested below.

1. Go to "World's Second Largest Oil Deposit"

a. Where is this oil deposit?

b. The oil is not easy to pump from the ground, why?

2. Go to "Arctic Oil and Natural Gas Potential"

a. Why does the USA have claims on arctic oil and gas reserves? (you will need to click on a link in the article about who owns the Arctic Ocean)

3. Go to "Marcellus Shale"

a. What is the Marcellus Shale?

b. How could it be important to us?

4. Go to "Asteroid Impact Craters"

a. Zoom in on at least 10 craters just to check them out.

List the 10 you choose and write one observation about what you see.(just write the name and then one short statement about how you think it looks - no right or wrong)

5. Go to "Mineral Rights"

a. How is mineral defined in this article?

b. Is is possible for drilling to be horizontal as opposed to only vertical?