Natural Resources
What are two types of Natural Resources?
Renewable and Non-renewable resources
What was needed to start the process of the formation of fossil fuels?
Ancient plants that formed energy from the sun.
How long does it take for sedimentary rocks to form?
Sedimentary rocks are formed over many years
What energy resource would it be if solar panels convert energy to electrical and what energy is being used?
Resource: Solar energy
Energy Used: Light
Water freezes and breaks rocks
Weathering
What renewable resources can be replaced quickly?
Water, plants, and animals
What happened to the plants after they died?
They decomposed
When must sediments be dropped off?
During deposition
What energy resource would be used if water moves a turbine in a dam, and what kind of energy would be used?
Resource: Hydroelectric energy
Energy Used: Mechanical
Sediments are dropped off at the mouth of a river
Deposition
How long does it take non renewable resources to form?
Millions of years
What covered these decomposed plants?
Layers of sediment
When are sediments pressed together?
During compaction
What energy resource would be used if steam from inside Earth spins a turbine, and what kind of energy would be used?
Energy resource: Geothermal energy
Energy Used: Mechanical
Waves hit a rock formation on the shore
Weathering
What are examples of non-renewable resources?
Minerals and fossil fuels
Over time, what 2 things turned the organic materials into fossil fuels?
Heat and pressure
Water causes sediments to stick together during _________?
Cementation
What energy resource would be used by burning dead plants, and what kind of energy would be used?
Energy Resource: Biofuels
Energy used: Chemical
Glaciers carry sediments
and
Sediments blow in the wind
Erosions
Why is it important to conserve these natural resources?
So we don't run out
What are 3 examples of fossil fuels?
Coal, oil, and natural gas
1. Sediments are deposited.
2. Sediments are compacted.
3. Sediments are cemented.
4. Sedimentary rock is formed.
What energy resource would be used if large turbines spin, and what kind of energy would be used?
Energy Resource: Wind energy
Energy Used: Mechanical
Sand dunes are created
Deposition