Our minerals and power resources Flashcards
1
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Minerals
A
2
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Elements
A
3
Q
Lustre
A
A gentle shining light that gets reflected from a surface for example : from a polished metal
4
Q
Cleavage
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Describes how a metal breaks up into pieces
5
Q
Surface mining
A
5
Q
Underground mining
A
The extraction of minerals by creating channels underground to obtain minerals
6
Q
Drilling
A
boring off shore / on shore to obtain minerals
7
Q
Nuclear power
A
8
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Geothermal power
A
9
Q
Tidal energy
A