Question

The mining of oil shale requires _____.

Answer 1

The mining of oil shale requires the lowering of ground water below the level of oil shaling.

Answer 2

Answer;

-large amounts of water

The mining of oil shale requires large amount of water.

Step-by-step explanation;

-Oil shale is a sedimentary rock filled with kerogen. It can be processes to produce shale oil (a liquid form of petroleum). It forms when kerogen was not buried deeply enough or was not subject to enough heat and pressure.

Oil shale is mined using strip mines. It can be burned like coal or baked in the presence of hydrogen (called pyrolysis) to extract liquid petroleum.

Answer 3

Answer;

-large amounts of water

The mining of oil shale requires large amount of water.

Step-by-step explanation;

-Oil shale is a sedimentary rock filled with kerogen. It can be processes to produce shale oil (a liquid form of petroleum). It forms when kerogen was not buried deeply enough or was not subject to enough heat and pressure.

Oil shale is mined using strip mines. It can be burned like coal or baked in the presence of hydrogen (called pyrolysis) to extract liquid petroleum.