Geography Term 4 Flashcards
What is a mineral?
A mineral is a substance formed in the earth.
Are minerals renewable or non-renewable? Give a reason for your answer.
Non-renewable, because once they are used up, we cannot get anymore.
Gold has a number of uses: It is used to make \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. It is used in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. It is used in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. It is something people can buy which keeps its \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Jewellery
Computers
Medicine
Value
What is silver used for? Name 4 things.
It is used:
To make jewellery
In computers & cell phones
For fillings in teeth
Platinum is used to make ________. It is also used in cars to change __________ ________ gases into gases that aren’t poisonous. It is used to make _________ to treat cancer.
Jewellery
Poisonous exhaust
Medicines
What are diamonds made of?
Carbon.
Where are diamonds formed?
In volcanoes.
Explain how diamonds are formed.
In the volcanoes the bits of carbon are made very hot. They are also placed under a huge amount of pressure. This changes the little bits of carbon into diamonds.
Diamonds have 2 main uses:
Gemstone diamonds - are used in ________. The 2nd largest diamond in the world was found in South Africa. It was found at the ________ Mine at ________ outside ________.
Industrial diamonds - diamonds are so _____ that they are used in tools that _____ and _______. Only a diamond can _______ another diamond.
Jewellery
Premier
Cullinan
Pretoria
Hard
Cut
Polish
Polish
What is the definition of ore?
The rocks or soil in which a mineral is found.
____ ore has iron in it.
Iron.
What is the main use of iron ore?
To make steel. Steel is iron with a small amount of carbon added to to it.
Chrome is used to cover metal with a ______ ________. This is called chrome _______.
Silver surface
Plating
Chrome is mixed with _____ to form __________ steel. Stainless steel has a silvery look. It is very ______ and cannot _____ like ordinary steel. One of its uses is to make ______.
Iron Stainless Strong Rust Knives
Copper is a very useful metal. (Yes/No)
Yes.