Earth's Precious Resources

Question 0

What are non-renewable resources?

Answer 0

Are resources that cannot be replenished or that take millions of years to replace themselves.

Question 1

What are renewable resources?

Answer 1

Are resources which can replace or renew themselves.

Question 2

What are the remains of ancient plants and animals that have been buried underground for millions of years then used as a source of energy called?

Answer 2

Fossil fuels

Question 3

What is the order in which plants turn into coal?

Answer 3

plant » plant dies » buried underground » forms peat » forms brown coal (lignite) » forms bituminous coal » forms black coal (anthracite)

Question 4

What is oil and natural gas made of?

Answer 4

From the remains of dead sea animals and plants.

Question 5

Where can oil and natural gas be found?

Answer 5

Underneath a layer of nonporous rock. With the oil underneath and the gas above. The porous rock it is found in is called the reservoir rock.

Question 6

What is a chemical element or compound that is formed by geological processes?

Answer 6

Mineral

Question 7

What are regions with a high amount of minerals called?

Answer 7

Ore bodies

Question 8

List 3 examples of renewable energy.

Answer 8

Wind
Solar
Hydro Electric

Question 9

List 3 examples of nonrenewable energy.

Answer 9

Oil
Gas
Coal

Question 10

What is the greenhouse effect?

Answer 10

Greenhouse gases such as methane, carbon dioxide and water vapour trap infra-red radiation by acting like a blanket to insulate the planet. This keeps the planet warm.

Question 11

What is the enhanced greenhouse effect?

Answer 11

When we burn fossil fuels the levels of greenhouse gases increases such as carbon dioxide, this then increases the overall temperature of the earth creating global warming.