Nonrenewable Resources | Renewable Resources | Nonmetallic Mineral Resources | Metallic Mineral Resources | Fossil Fuels |
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Takes million of years to form and accumulate
Ex. fuels- coal, oil and natural gas
Define Nonrenewable resources and give an example.
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Replenished over fairly short time spans such as months, years, decades.
Define Renewable resources and give an example
Ex: Plants/animals/natural fibers/ trees |
Why are nonmetallic mineral resources extracted ?
For nonmetallic elements they contain or for physical and chemical properties
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What is a useful metallic mineral that can be mined as a profit ?
Oil
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What are Fossil Fuels and give an Example.
Any hydrocarbon that may be used as a source of energy
Ex: Coal, oil, natural gases |
A geologic structure that allows large amounts of fluids to accumulate.
What is an Oil Trap ?
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Water
What is the Most used renewable resource ?
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What are some examples of Nonmetallic mineral resources ?
Fluorite and Limestone
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How much of the worlds annual minerals and energy resource do we use ?
30%
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How much energy used in the US is Fossil fuels
90%
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Anticline
What else can act as an oil trap ?
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You are able to re-use and recycle it
What makes a resource renewable ?
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What two groups they are divided in ?
Building materials and Industrial Minerals
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What Metallic mineral makes up 0.0135% of earth's crust ?
Copper
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What forms when heat and pressure transform plant material over millions of years
Coal
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Mixtures of clay and sand that were combined with water and bitumen
What are Tar Sands ?
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They are highly expensive
Why does it take a while to use renewable resources ?
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What is limestone ?
An Industrial mineral
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Where do the most important mineral deposits form ?
Through igneous processes and hydrothermal solutions
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How are Petroleum and Natural Gases formed
From the remains of plants and animals that were buried in ancient seas.
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15%
How much tar sand deposits does Canadian province contain ?
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Water, wind, sunshine, and biomass
What are the four main used renewable resources ?
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What do farmers use Limestone for ?
For neutralize acidic soils
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What processes produce deposits of metallic minerals like gold, silver, and mercury ?
Igneous Processes
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What does the cap on an oil trap do ? |