Final New Material

Question 1

non renewable resources

Answer 1

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

Question 2

non renewable resources examples

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Oil and Natural Gas

Answer 3

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

Question 4

types of rock needed for oil and natural gas

Answer 4

source rock, reservoir rock, seal rock

Question 5

source rock

Answer 5

organic shale, source of hydrocarbons

Question 6

reservoir rock

Answer 6

high porosity and permeability, contains hydrocarbons after migration

Question 7

seal rock

Answer 7

impermeable rock that traps hydrocarbons

Question 8

drilling

Answer 8

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

Question 9

coal

Answer 9

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

Question 10

problems with coal

Answer 10

environmental damage from mining and air pollution

Question 11

Environmental effects of burning fossil fuels

Answer 11

air pollution, produces carbon dioxide which warms the atmosphere,

Question 12

what percent of worlds energy is non renewable

Answer 12

90%

Question 13

alternate energy sources

Answer 13

nuclear, solar, wind, hydroelectric, tidal, geothermal

Question 14

problems with nuclear energy

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Nuclear waste

Answer 15

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

Question 16

solar energy

Answer 16

clean but not efficient or cost effective

Question 17

wind energy

Answer 17

clean but requires construction of large noisy towers

Question 18

hydroelectric

Answer 18

energy of water drives turbines, damaging to ricer ecosystems

Question 19

geothermal

Answer 19

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

Question 20

reality check

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Metallic resources

Answer 21

ore

Question 22

ore

Answer 22

rocks containing native metals that can be mined

Question 23

ore grade

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Non metallic

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Alabama geology

Answer 25

very geologically diverse, divided into 5 main sections

Question 26

5 main sections of Alabama geology

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Piedmont

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Valley Ridge, Cumberland Plateau, Highland Ridge

Answer 28

Paleozoic, sedimentary rocks

Question 29

Early Paleozoic AL

Answer 29

warm shallow seas that created limestone deposits, karst topography

Question 30

Mid Paleozoic AL

Answer 30

abundant hematite forms in shallow seas, iron ore industry

Question 31

Late Paleozoic AL

Answer 31

assembly of supercontinent pangea, huge biomass, fossil fuel deposits

Question 32

Major Orogenies

Answer 32

Taconic, Alleghenian

Question 33

Missing time

Answer 33

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

Question 34

Birth of Gulf

Answer 34

Atlantic ocean an gulf opened in early/mid Mesozoic

Question 35

Suwannee Terrane

Answer 35

completely unrelated to surrounding rocks, maybe a piece of Africa

Question 36

Coastal Plain

Answer 36

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

Question 37

Late Mesozoic AL

Answer 37

interior seaway, part of AL covered by ocean , dinosaurs

Question 38

Geologic hazards in AL

Answer 38

earthquake, landslide, karst, coastal

Question 39

new madrid seismic zone

Answer 39

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

Question 40

Karst Hazard

Answer 40

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

Question 41

Natural resources in AL

Answer 41

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

Question 42

water issues

Answer 42

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

Question 43

how many major aquifers in AL

Answer 43

20

Question 44

state rank for oil and natural gas

Answer 44

oil - 19th natural gas - 10th

Question 45

what contributed to the founding and growth of Birmingham

Answer 45

ore

Question 46

Tuscaloosa

Answer 46

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

Question 47

gold in AL

Answer 47

first gold rush in 1942 in goldville AL