mineral resources

Question 1

what is a mineral resource

Answer 1

a deposit of useful minerals

Question 2

what is an ore

Answer 2

a deposit in which minerals exist in large enough amounts to be mined for a profit

Question 3

some metals that come from ores

Answer 3

aluminum copper iron silver

Question 4

how can minerals end up in rock

Answer 4

1.hot mineral solutions float/embed in the cracks in cracky cooled rock

2.magma cools causing minerals to separate out

Question 5

weathering is

Answer 5

a process that breaks rocks into smaller fragments

Question 6

extracting a mineral from ore uses

Answer 6

refining and concentrating

Question 7

concentrating involves

Answer 7

crushing an ore so that the waste rock can be removed

Question 8

what is the waste rock of an ore called

Answer 8

gongue

Question 9

refining is

Answer 9

used to produce a pure substance

Question 10

smelting is

Answer 10

a chemical refining process that removes unwanted elements from minerals

Question 11

mineral resources are that are not used as fuel or metals are

Answer 11

reffered to as non-metallic resources

Question 12

what are the two divisions of non-metallic resources

Answer 12

industrial and building

Question 13

halite is

Answer 13

a nonmetlliic resource that is used to produce salt

Question 14

sandstone is used to produce

Answer 14

glass

Question 15

abrasives are produced by

Answer 15

deposits of corundum and garnite

Question 16

aggregates are part of building materials

Answer 16

yes

Question 17

aggregates are made of

Answer 17

crushed stones or mixes of sand of gravel

Question 18

aggregate mixed with cement results in

Answer 18

concrete

Question 19

gypsum is used to produce

Answer 19

plaster

Question 20

limestone is used for

Answer 20

paving stones

Question 21

renewable or not: mineral resources

Answer 21

not

Question 22

how long would most mineral resources take to form

Answer 22

millions of years

Question 23

conservation is

Answer 23

the use of energy wisely

Question 24

recycling is

Answer 24

the process by which a resource is recovered and used again