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Final New Material Flashcards

1
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non renewable resources

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deposits take millions of years to form, only available in a limited supply

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non renewable resources examples

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coal, oil, natural gas, iron, copper, uranium, gold

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Oil and Natural Gas

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consists of hydrocarbon compounds, form remains of plants and animals, formation at high temp and pressure

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types of rock needed for oil and natural gas

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source rock, reservoir rock, seal rock

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5
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source rock

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organic shale, source of hydrocarbons

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reservoir rock

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high porosity and permeability, contains hydrocarbons after migration

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seal rock

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impermeable rock that traps hydrocarbons

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drilling

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seal rock is punctured by drilling, oil and natural gases migrate to drill hole

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coal

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formed mostly of plant material, fossil fuel, used to generate electricity

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problems with coal

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environmental damage from mining and air pollution

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Environmental effects of burning fossil fuels

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air pollution, produces carbon dioxide which warms the atmosphere,

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12
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what percent of worlds energy is non renewable

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90%

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alternate energy sources

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nuclear, solar, wind, hydroelectric, tidal, geothermal

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problems with nuclear energy

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controlling reactions requires lots of planning, or a meltdown would occur, nuclear waste

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Nuclear waste

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radioactive material produced by nuclear power plant, damaging to organisms, takes forever to decay, carefully handled

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solar energy

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clean but not efficient or cost effective

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wind energy

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clean but requires construction of large noisy towers

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hydroelectric

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energy of water drives turbines, damaging to ricer ecosystems

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19
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geothermal

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1-2% of worlds energy generated, limited to locations with lots of water and hot rocks near surface

20
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reality check

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may be out of oil by 2150 because we use 28 billion barrels of oil a year

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Metallic resources

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ore

22
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ore

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rocks containing native metals that can be mined

23
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ore grade

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describes how much metal it contains, grade must be high enough to outweigh the cost

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Non metallic

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gems, dimension stone, chemicals, salt, sand, US consumes about 4 billion tons a year

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Alabama geology

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very geologically diverse, divided into 5 main sections

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5 main sections of Alabama geology

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Piedmont, valley ridge, Cumberland plateau, highland rim, coastal plain

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Piedmont

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oldest rocks in AL (Precambrian), igneous and metamorphic, formed during Rodinia supercontinent, highest topography

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Valley Ridge, Cumberland Plateau, Highland Ridge

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Paleozoic, sedimentary rocks

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Early Paleozoic AL

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warm shallow seas that created limestone deposits, karst topography

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Mid Paleozoic AL

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abundant hematite forms in shallow seas, iron ore industry

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Late Paleozoic AL

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assembly of supercontinent pangea, huge biomass, fossil fuel deposits

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Major Orogenies

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Taconic, Alleghenian

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Missing time

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no rocks form the very end of Paleozoic exist, AL trapped inside pangea

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Birth of Gulf

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Atlantic ocean an gulf opened in early/mid Mesozoic

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Suwannee Terrane

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completely unrelated to surrounding rocks, maybe a piece of Africa

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Coastal Plain

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Mesozoic and Cenozoic deposits, tens of thousands of feet thick, unique fossils

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Late Mesozoic AL

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interior seaway, part of AL covered by ocean , dinosaurs

38
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Geologic hazards in AL

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earthquake, landslide, karst, coastal

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new madrid seismic zone

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far from any plate boundary, one of largest earthquakes to happen at a mid plate area

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Karst Hazard

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areas of karst terrain formed from weathering of limestone, lots of sinkholes and caves

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Natural resources in AL

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water, fossil fuels, industrial minerals, metals, precious metals

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water issues

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water supply and quality, wastewater treatment, habitat protection, drought and flood

43
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how many major aquifers in AL

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20

44
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state rank for oil and natural gas

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oil - 19th
natural gas - 10th

45
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what contributed to the founding and growth of Birmingham

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ore

46
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Tuscaloosa

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location on river made it a key location to ship materials to the port in mobile

47
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gold in AL

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first gold rush in 1942 in goldville AL

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