Resources Are All ______ Deposits,whereas Reserves Are All ________ Deposits

question 4

Multiple Choice

Resources are all ______ deposits,whereas reserves are all ________ deposits.

• A)known; yet to be found
• B)possible; discovered and minable
• C)potential; discovered and economically extractable
• D)already mined; potentially minable

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Definitions:

Cement

A binder, a substance used in construction that sets and hardens and can bind other materials together, commonly used in concrete to make buildings, roads, and other structures.

Clastic Sedimentary Rocks

Rocks that are composed of broken pieces of older rocks, sedimented together by processes like weathering and erosion.

Conglomerate

A sedimentary rock made up of rounded or semi-rounded fragments within a finer-grained matrix, often indicating a high-energy environment such as a fast-flowing river.

Sandstone

A sedimentary rock consisting of sand or quartz grains cemented together, typically red, yellow, or brown in color.