Mining/Energy

Question 1

Impacts of groundwater mining

Answer 1

Aquifers frequently are pumped beyond their flow and recharge capacities.

Question 2

controls of groundwater

Answer 2

porosity and permeability of materials beneath the surface

Question 3

impacts of mining groundwater

Answer 3

the pumping out of groundwater faster than it can be replenished.

Question 4

concentration factor

Answer 4

measure of a metal’s concentration necessary for profitable mining

it is how many times that average crustal concentration of a metal must be increased to be mined at a profit

Question 5

resource vs reserve

Answer 5

a resource is a source of raw material used by society (ie minerals, coal, trees, water); reserves are the discovered deposits of a resource that can be profitably extracted at current market prices.

Question 6

mineral deposits (hydrothermal, plutonic, placer, evaporates

Answer 6

stableminerals at the earth’s surface weather from the original rock and areconcentrated in stream and shoreline deposits during the transport anddepositional process

Question 7

formation and uses of coal

Answer 7

decay of tiny marine organisms that accumualted on the bottom of the ocean millions of years ago then remains were burried by sediements and heated until they became complex with energy, molecules migrated into rocks that contain them heating and transportion
80% depleted by 2050-2100

Question 8

formation of hydrocarbons

Answer 8

Aka crude oilMade of hydrocarbons
Liquid n gas forms
Used for
-plastic
Fertilizers
Paints
Engergy

Question 9

nuclear energy – advantages and problems

Answer 9

PROS: it does not emit GHGs, does not consume fossil fuels, clean burning fuel that provides energy using less than what we would use when using fossil fuels, and a small amount of matter creates a large amount of energy

CONS: very expensive to build the waste products are dangerous and can cause a lot of damage if it is not contained properly, the fuel is very radioactive and needs to be stored for many years after use

Question 10

basics of solar, wind , geothermal, bio, hydropower technology (pros/cons)

Answer 10

Pros=Good for the environment, renewable energy sources, agricultural and rural development, conomical energy
Cons=Unreliable energy source, threat to human and wild life, limitation of deployment,

Question 11

soil formation and erosion

Answer 11

losing farmland soil 7 times faster than it is created