Technique of extracting rock or minerals from the earth's surface leaving a large hole
What is open pit mining
disadvantage of openpit mining
What is destroys land by leaving enormous craters behind
Type of rocks that can trap natural gas and oil acting as a reservoir
What is impermeable rock
The type of rock fossil fuels are found in
What is sedimentary rock
This type of coal has the least amount of carbon and is often crumbly.
What is lignite or brown coal
One common example of wind power
What is a windmill/ wind turbine
large amounts of oil and gas that have a high probability of being recovered
What is proven reserves
What are synfuels
This type of oil is typically recovered using mining techniques as opposed to drilling for it.
What are tar sands
Has the largest reserves of natural gas in the world
What is Russia