MINING YOURS AND MINE
WHAT IS Natural Resource?
Any material from the Earth that living things use to survive or meet their needs.
WHAT IS Fossil Fuel?
An energy-rich substance formed from the remains of once-living organisms that were buried and compressed underground over millions of years.
WHAT IS Mineral?
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a definite chemical composition and a crystal structure.
WHAT IS A COMPOUND?
A substance made of two or more different elements that are chemically joined (bonded) together.
WHAT IS Open Pit Mining?
A method of mining where rock or minerals are dug out of a large open hole or pit at Earth's surface using heavy equipment.
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF NATURAL RESOURCE
air, soil, trees, and minerals are all natural resources we use every day.
WHAT IS Energy Resource?
A natural resource used to generate power or heat
WHAT IS Matter?
: Anything that has mass and takes up space. Everything around us is made of matter.
WHAT IS A Inorganic Substance?
A substance that does not come from living things or their remains. All minerals must be inorganic.
WHAT IS Solution Mining?
A mining method where liquid is pumped underground to dissolve minerals, and then the mineral-rich liquid is pumped back up to the surface.
WHSAT IS Nonrenewable Resource?
A resource that takes millions of years to form and cannot be replaced within a human lifetime
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF ENERGY RESOURCE.
Wind spins turbines to make electricity, so wind is an energy resource.
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF MATTER?
Your backpack, the water in your bottle, rocks on the ground, and even the air you breathe are all matter.
WHAT ELEMENT AM I, IF MY ATOMIC NUMBER IS 76, MY ATOMIC WEIGHT IS 190.23?
OSMIUM
I AM Unrefined petroleum — a thick, dark liquid mixture of hydrocarbons found underground that must be processed before it can be used as fuel or plastic.
WHAT AM I?
Crude Oil
WHAT IS Material Resource?
A natural resource used to make products and goods rather than to produce energy.
WHAT IS Conservation?
The careful use and protection of natural resources to reduce waste and prevent damage to the environment.
WHAT IS A ELEMENT AND GIVE AND EXAMPLE.
Pure substances made of only one kind of atom that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.
EXAMPLE:Gold is an element — you cannot break gold into anything simpler and still have gold
I AM A nonmetallic element that is the building block of all living things and is also found in certain minerals, WHAT ELEMENT AM I?
CARBON
I AM A mixture of weathered rock, minerals, organic matter (humus), water, and air that supports plant growth. It makes up the thin top layer of Earth's surface. WHAT AM I?
Soil
WHAT IS Renewable Resource?
A resource that can be replaced naturally at about the same rate it is used, so it will not run out.
WHAT IS Stewardship?
The responsible management and care of natural resources so they are protected for future generations
WHAT IS A ATOM?
The smallest unit of an element that still has the properties of that element.
WHAT IS Streak?
The color of a mineral's powder, found by rubbing the mineral across a white ceramic tile. Streak is more reliable than the mineral's surface color for identification
I AM Rock formed when magma or lava cools and solidifies. Igneous rock that forms underground has large crystals; rock that forms at the surface cools fast and has small crystals or a glassy look. WHAT AM I?
Igneous Rock