Recources Flashcards

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Minerals

A

Natural substances that make up rocks

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Mineral orbe

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A substance that contains mineral value

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3
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Mining

A

Proces of removing a mineral orb from the ground

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4
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Fossil fuels

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The reserve of energy that comes from the earths crust from dead animals

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5
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Renewable energy

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Energy that can be replenished

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Biomass

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A renewable fuel produced by the remains of living things

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7
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Global warming

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The rise in the average temp of earth due to the enhanced greenhouse effect

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Greenhouse effect

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Trapping of heat in the earths atmosphere by the gases

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Deforestation

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The removal of trees

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Desalation

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The separation of fresh and sea water

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11
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Bauxite

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Aluminium

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12
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The difference between open it mining and underground mining

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Open is mining close to the surface and underground is deep under the ground

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13
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3 steps of extracting meter from an orb

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Concentration, reduction, purification

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14
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Galena

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Lead

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15
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Sphalerite

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Zinc

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16
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Fossil fuels

A

Coal oil natural gas

17
Q

Difference between brown and black coal

A

Brown is more moist than black
Black produces more energy
Black is harder

18
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What are some renewable recourses

A

Solar, biomass, wind, tidal, ocean, water

19
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Nonrenewable

A

Fossil fuels, nuclear,

20
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Blackwater and greywater

A

Black is sewage and get is household water

21
Q

How is soil formed

A

Weathering
Erosion
Deposition

22
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Weathering

A

The breaking down of rocks

23
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Erosion

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The process of soil being carried away by wind and water

24
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Two reasons of global warming

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Burning of fossil fuels

Deforestation