Science Test 3/8 Flashcards

1
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Types of fossil fuels

A

oil, coal, and natural gas

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2
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What are fossil fuels used for

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heating homes, fuel cars/ planes and cook on stove

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3
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How is coal formed

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1: Plants and tropical swamps die and mix with peat
2: Minerals covers the dead plants
3: Heat and pressure compress
4: Millions of years past and coal is formed

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4
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What are some problems with burining and mining coal

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1: Miners can get black lung disease and chronic bronchitis
2: Air pollution can lead to sickness and global warming
3: Leaves scars on the land and tunnels can collapse leading to the death of workers

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5
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How is oil and natural gas formed

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1: the remains of marine organisms that dies and sink to the bottom of the ocean
2: Sediment is placed on top
3: Heat and pressure are present
4: Water cements the rock and eventually forms oil and natural gas

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6
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What are some uses of oil and natural gas

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heat homes, cooking, power cars, and lipstick

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7
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What are some problems with using oi and natural gas

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Exposions, oil spills, pollution which can lead to climate change

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8
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Why do we have aquifiers

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filter and store water

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9
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Aquifier def

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An underground layer of rock, sand, or gravel that contains water

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10
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How does soil help us

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It helps us grow food, home to worms, insects, and moles /animals

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11
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Defintion of fossil fuel

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a substance containing energy that was formed hundreds of millions of years ago from te remains of ancient organisms

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12
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Distilliation definition

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The action of purifying a liquid by the process of heating and cooling

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13
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Groundwater definition

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Water stores below Earths surface in soil and rock

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14
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Is groundwater a renewable or nonrenewable resource

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Renewable because people can use up groundwater faster than the Earth (natural process) can replenish it

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