Describe the role of burial depth for petroleum formation

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There are 5 Short answer questions please answer to your best ability thank you

1: Explain why surtace mining often affects the environment more significantly than does underground mining. What steps can be taken to mitigate the negative environmental aspects of surface minina?

2: What environmental problems could arise from the processing and smelting of ores?

3: Explain how the burning of fossil fuels can affect the environment.

4: Describe the role of burial depth for petroleum formation, and describe the processes of diagenesis, catagenesis, and metagenesis.

5: Explain the differences between primary and secondary recovery techniques for recovering oil from wells. Describe the range of secondary recovery techniques that drillers can use for extracting oil.

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