PEE 6. 1 Nonrenewable Resources

Question 1

Present in limited supplies and are depleted as they are used (e.g. minerals such as aluminum, tin, and copper, and fossil fuels including coal, oil, and natural gas).

Answer 1

Nonrenewable Resources

Question 2

How many percent of renewable energy is used?

Answer 2

9%

Question 3

How many percent of nonrenewable energy is used?

Answer 3

91%

Question 4

Organic created by living organisms that were buried in sediments millions of years ago and transformed to energy-rich compounds. Because it take so long to form, they are essentially non-renewable resources.

Answer 4

Fossil Fuels

Question 5

List of Fossil Fuels

Answer 5

1. Coal
2. Oil
3. Natural Gas

Question 6

The most abundant fossil fuel in the world, found primarily in the Northern Hemisphere.

Answer 6

Coal

Question 7

2 Types of Extraction (Coal Mining)

Answer 7

1. Surface Mining
2. Subsurface Mining

Question 8

The extraction of mineral and energy resources near Earth’s surface by first removing the soil, subsoil, and overlying rock strata. (Cheaper, safer)

Answer 8

Surface Mining

Question 9

The extraction of mineral and energy resources from deep underground deposits. (less destructive to the environment)

Answer 9

Subsurface Mining

Question 10

A liquid composed of hundreds of hydrocarbon compounds.

Answer 10

Petroleum or Crude Oil

Question 11

Separated from the natural gas

Answer 11

Propane and Butane

Question 12

A pressurized tanks where the separated propane and butane is stored. Used primarily in rural areas as fuel for heating and cooking.

Answer 12

Liquefied petroleum gas

Question 13

Used to heat residential and commercial building, to generate electricity in power plants, and for a variety of purposes in the organic industry.

Answer 13

Methane

Question 14

Why does a natural gas costs four times more to transport through pipelines than crude oil?

Answer 14

Because it is a gas and less dense than a liquid.

Question 15

Oil and Natural Gas Environmental Impacts

Answer 15

1. Air pollution (acid deposition) and GHG emissions (although less than that of coal)
2. Leaks (for natural gas, which can lead to massive explosion)
3. Spills (for oil, which can create environmental damage, particularly in aquatic ecosystems, where an oil slick can travel great distances)

Question 16

The energy released by nuclear fission and fusion.

Answer 16

Nuclear Energy

Question 17

The splitting of an atomic nucleus into two smaller fragments, accompanied by the release of a large amount of energy.

Answer 17

Nuclear Fission

Question 18

The process that powers the sun and other stars where two small atoms are combined, forming one larger atom of a different element.

Answer 18

Nuclear Fusion

Question 19

A device that initiates and maintains a controlled nuclear fission chain reaction to produce energy for electricity.

Answer 19

Nuclear Reactor

Question 20

Nuclear Power Environmental Impacts

Answer 20

1. Spent Fuel (radioactive waste)
2. Meltdown

Question 21

Used fuel elements that were irradiated in a nuclear reactor.

Answer 21

Spent Fuel (radioactive waste)

Question 22

At high temperatures, the metal encasing uranium fuel can melt, releasing radiation.

Answer 22

Meltdown

Question 23

Solids, liquids, or gases that give off small amounts of ionizing radiation.

Answer 23

Low-level radioactive wastes

Question 24

Radioactive solids, liquids, or gases that initially give off large amounts of ionizing radiation.

Answer 24

High-level radioactive wastes

Question 25

Nuclear Power Incidents

Answer 25

1. Chernobyl 1986
2. Three Mile Island 1979