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Quiz about Natural Resources
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Science
11th Grade
09/16/2013

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Non-Renewable Resources are
Definition
Resources that cannot be replaced by nature
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Examples of Non-Renewable Resources
Definition
  • Minerals
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Nuclear Energy (u-235)
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Renewable Resources
Definition
Resources that can be replaced by nature
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Examples of Renewable Resources
Definition
  • Plants
  • Water
  • Air
  • Sunlight
  • Alternative Energy Sources
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Define Ore
Definition
Deposit in which minerals are present in usable amounts and can be mined for profit
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Ores are formed by
Definition
  • Cooling Magma
  • Contact Metamorphism
  • Moving Water
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Ores formed by cooling magma are
Definition
igneous rocks
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Ores formed through contact metamorphism are
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Lodes
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Define Lode
Definition
Minerals deposited in rock formations
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Ores formed by moving water are
Definition
Placer Deposits
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Define Placer Deposits
Definition
Ores concentrated by moving water
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Define Mining
Definition
How they remove minerals from the Earth
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Examples of Mining are
Definition
  • Surface Mining
  • Subsurface Mining
  • Placer Mining
  • Undersea Mining
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Define Surface Mining
Definition
Mining the top level of Earth
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Define Subsurface Mining
Definition
Mining uderground in shafts and tunnels
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Define Placer Mining
Definition
Mining in riverbeds
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Define Undersea Mining
Definition
Mining under the ocean in which minerals are retrieved by submercibles
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Define Fossils
Definition
Solid formed from plants over millions of years ago
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Define Coal
Definition
Carbonized plant fossil
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The stages of the formation of coal
Definition
  1. Peat
  2. Lignite
  3. Bituminous Coal
  4. Anthracite
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Define Peat
Definition
The first stage of coal, a partially changed plant part
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Define Lignite
Definition
Second stage of coal, is deeply barried peat that does not burn long
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Define Bituminous Coal
Definition
The third stage of coal, is the most abundant coal that burns long enough to be useable
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Define Anthracite
Definition
The fourth and final stage of coal, it burns long and clean, it is the most expensive type of coal and is not very abundant
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Define Crude Oil
Definition
Liquid formed from plankton also known as petroleum
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Define Hydrocarbons
Definition
What forms crude oil
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How do you seperate hydrocarbons from crude oil
Definition
Fractional Distillation
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Define Natural Gas
Definition
A biproduct of Crude Oil
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Natural Gas is composed of
Definition
Hydrocarbons
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Where does Nuclear energy come from
Definition
Nuclear Fission
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What percent of Petroleum is used in the energy consumption of the United States
Definition
41%
Term
What percent of Coal is used in the energy consumption of the United States?
Definition
25%
Term
What percent of Natural Gas is used in the energy consumption of the United States?
Definition
20%
Term
What percent of Nuclear is used in the energy consumption of the United States?
Definition
9%
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What percent of Hydrocarbon is used in the energy consumption of the United States?
Definition
4%
Term
What percent of Alternative forms of Energy is used in the energy consumption of the United States?
Definition
1%
Term
How is Solar Energy generated?
Definition
Nuclear Fusion
Term
Explain the process of Nuclear Fusion
Definition
Hydrogen atoms fuse to form helium in the core of the sun giving off heat and light
Term
Heat and light given off by Nuclear Fusion are used by Earth in what two types of systems
Definition
Passive and Active Heating Systems
Term
Define Passive Heating Systems
Definition
Simple heating systems that require the sun to be shining while in use
Term
An Example of a Passive Heating System
Definition
A window
Term
Define Active Solar Heating System
Definition
A solar heating system that does not require the sun to actively be shining and are more complex than simple windows
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Define Hydroelectric Power
Definition
Mechanical energy of water
Term
Hydroelectric Power produces energy from
Definition
The movement of a large river
Term
Hydroelectric energy produced by the movement of tides
Definition
Tidal Energy
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Advantadges of Solar Energy
Definition
  • Available all over the world
  • Abundant
  • Clean
  • Enviornmentally friendly
  • Renewable
Term
Disadvantadges of Solar Energy
Definition
  • You need a lot of sun light
  • You need a lot of space to place solar pannels
  • Expensive
  • Sunlight is not always available
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Advantages of Hydroelectric Power
Definition
  • Can provide power on demand
  • Not dependent on Fossil Fuels
  • Clean
Term
Disadvangtagdes of Hydroelectric Power
Definition
  • Unreliable
  • Messes up Ecosystem of underwater wild life
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Advantadges of Wind Energy
Definition
  • Can generate significant ammounts of electricity
  • Clean
  • Renewable
Term
Disadvantadges of Wind Energy
Definition
  • Intermitten Source of Energy
  • Takes a lot of space to place wind turbines
  • Doesn't work everywhere
Term
Advantadges of Geothermal Energy
Definition
  • Has unique application
  • Renewable
  • Clean
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Disadvantadges of Geothermal Energy
Definition
  • Not cost effective
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Advantadges of Biomass Energy
Definition
  • Inexpensive
  • Easy to use
  • Helps get rid of waste
Term
Disadvantadges of Biomass Energy
Definition
  • Not Clean
  • Involved Fossil Fuels
  • Cannot support energy needs alone
Term
Advantadges of Hydrogen power
Definition
  • Clean
  • Renewable
  • Most abundant
  • Can work alongside other fuels to produce less pollution
  • Has unique applications
Term

Disadvantadges of Hydrogen Power

 

Definition
  • Not popular
  • Highly reactive and flammable
  • Must be man made and is expensive to be produced
Term
Define Wind Energy
Definition
Energy produced by moving air
Term
Define Geothermal Energy
Definition
Energy produced by Energy inside Earth by hot rocks
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Define Biomass Energy
Definition
Energy obtained from organisms
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Examples of Biomass
Definition
  • Wood
  • Garbage
  • Methane
  • Alcohol
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