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Exam 4 Flashcards

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Kimberlite pipes

A

Used to mine diamonds

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Resource vs. Reserve

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Reserve is available now

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Gold

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Usually found in sedimentary rocks if in a bed stream

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3
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Cyonide

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Used to extract gold

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4
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Water pollution & mines

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Water runs through mines and causes ground water to be polluted

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5
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Surface mining is more commonly used because

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It’s more economical

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6
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Smelter emission

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Put out S02 and nitrate which produces acid rain

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7
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Why is iron and steel recycled at a high rate

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Huge market for them

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What mining process has a least harmful impact on the environment

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Exploring and testing

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9
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Metal ore usually extracted through weathering processes

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Aluminum

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Itide disease

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3 minerals (lead, zinc, etc.)

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Relationship between biotechnology and mining

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Increase mine waves with biotechnology

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12
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What is coal quality based on

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BTO and temperature

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13
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How are fossil fuels formed

A

Dead things

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14
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What is the ultimate source of fossil fuels

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Sunlight

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What happened to energy consumption between 70s and 90s

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Increased in a slower rate

16
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Why are Methane hydrate a good fuel source

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They are cleaner & more abundant (much more)

17
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Why is coal usage been going up in the future

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There is a lot available

18
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Nuclear fusion vs. nuclear fission

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Fission is the splitting of an atom into two or more atoms and fusion is the fusing of atoms in to a larger one

19
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Nitrogen oxide and sulfur oxide

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Produce acid rain

20
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What kind of problems do particulus cause if in the air

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Respiratory problems

21
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Volcanic eruptions

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Can cause a year without a summer & impacts crops

22
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Eric the red

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Was able to sail to Greenland because of the period of warming

23
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Love canal

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Was a place where they dumped and Barrie’s hazardous chemicals and turned it into a subdivision

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San Luis drain

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Man element behind it was silinium

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Sustainability

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Ability to keep resources available the same in the future

26
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Integrated waste management

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Reduce, reuse, recycle

27
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Did the greenhouse effect effect global climate

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Yes

28
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Along plate boundaries

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Mountains commonly form

29
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Fossil fuels are formed by

A

Heat & pressure

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