minerals and energy

Question 1

minerals

Answer 1

naturally occuring
inoraginc
solids
set chemicals comp and structure

Question 2

renewable vs non renewable

Answer 2

re= regenerated on a human time scale and are typically lower in energy
non= regeenrated over very long time and are higher in energy

Question 3

what is potash

Answer 3

potassium salts discovered when drilling for petroleum in SASK

accounts for the leader in both metallic and non metallic minerals extracted in CAN(largest producer).

now commonly used for fertilizer

Question 4

what are minerals used for

Answer 4

jewelry
investment
tech
purchased by banks for the economy

Question 5

what are rocks

Answer 5

naturally occurring mixtures of minerals

Question 6

what are the minerals minded in CAN?

Answer 6

gold
sliver
potash
uranium
gem stones
sulphur
cadnium…

Question 7

where were diamonds first found on CAN

Answer 7

in the NWT found in Kimberlite (igneous rock)

Question 8

where can diamonds be found

Answer 8

kimberlite

glacial erratics

Question 9

what is an orphan well

Answer 9

an abandoned minding or well sight that does not have a legal party to govern the proper clean up of the site.

Question 10

how much of O and G contribute to CAN GDP

Answer 10

10.6%

Question 11

what is the order of nonrenewable fuel consumptions globally vs can

Answer 11

global: nat gas, crude oil, then coal (all evenly dist)

CAN: gas, coal then oil but less coal then the golbe

Question 12

tidal vs hydropower

Answer 12

tidal energy is generated, commonly off of cost communities where the natural flow of water (rise and sink) driven by gravitational pull is used to turn a turbine.

hydropower tends to be situated on a river system where water is stored at high altitudes and will flow down ill to power a generator

Question 13

which prov generates the most wind energy

Answer 13

Ontario, with Quebec as a close second

Question 14

what are the 2 types of tides

Answer 14

spring tide and neap tide

Question 15

spring vs neap tide

Answer 15

S= high altitudes due to a alignment of the sun and moon
N= low tides went he moon and perpendicular to the sun and earth

Question 16

what are waves

Answer 16

a natural method of energy transfer to the coast, generate by wind

Question 17

how does solar energy work

Answer 17

converts solar thermal energy into thermal energy

Question 18

what is geothermal energy

Answer 18

still, a new-ish concept that utilizes in the radioactive internal decomposition of earth materials.

can be used for electricity or heat sources

Question 19

what are the drawbacks from renewable energies?

Answer 19

hydro dams tend to require the flooding of adjacent ecosystems

wind turbines emit undesirable elcromagnetic field and kills birds

not overly reliable

and currently we have a limited storage capacity for the electricity generated