Resources Flashcards

1
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How to form coal

A

swamp (burial of plant materials) –> heat + pressure

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how to form petroleum and natural gas

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marine plants and animals –> burial –> heat + pressure

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3
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features of structural trap (kind)

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anticlinal trap:

  1. source rock *organic rich (generation)
  2. potential migration route (migration)
  3. reservoir rock (permeable and porous)
  4. cap rock (impermeable)
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4
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Kinds of renewable energy:
solar
wind
hydropower
tidal
geothermal
biomass
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solar: solar panels (sunlight to dc), inverter (dc to ac), power homes or used in grid
wind: rotate turbine, turn generator, produce electricity, transformers increase voltage
hydropower: turbine - generator
biomass: plant/wood products - biomass - power plant - co2 - trees

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5
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Features in geothermal energy

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  1. heat source
  2. working fluid
  3. reservoir rock
  4. cap rock
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6
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conduction
convection
radiation

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conduction - contact
convection - molecular motion of liquid
radiation - energy in form of waves or particles

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7
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Five largest power plants in the country:

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Tongonan 
 Makiling-Banahaw (Mak-Ban) 
 Tiwi 
 Palinpinon 
Bacon-Manito(Bac-Man)
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8
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Distribution of freshwater

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97-3

79-(20)-1

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9
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Groundwater configuration

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unsaturated zone (vadose/aeration)
Water Table
Ground water zone (phreatic/saturation)

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10
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Aquifer
aquitard
aquiclude
aquifuge

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Stores and transmits water efficiently
/ /(slow)
/ X
X X

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11
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Types of aquifer:
perched
confined
unconfined

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perched: isolated water table
confined: with permeable rock layer
unconfined: free interaction

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12
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Water cycle

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Precipitation - Inflitration(ground water storage) - groundwater discharge - evaporation (transpiration) - condensation

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