Non renewable
What is an energy resource?
a natural resource that can be converted into other forms of energy.
what two things are not a permeant label when talking about resources.
renewable and nonrenewable
When a mineral deposit is large enough and valuable enough for it to be extracted from the ground.
ore
What does desalination mean?
to turn salt water into fresh water
What mechanical part is often turned by steam or kinetic energy to generate electrical energy?
turbine
This energy resource is similar to fossil fuels but doesn't take millions of years to process or develop.
biomass (both involve processing organic material)
What do climate and elevation have to do with resources?
minerals will be very different
What % of our freshwater is groundwater?
20%
Name the 4 main nonrenewable resource examples.
oil, coal, natural gas, nuclear energy
What is cost?
the monetary value associated with acquiring or utilizing a specific resource, including the expenses like labor, raw materials, equipment, and other elements needed to access or utilize that resource for production or completing a task.
What's a mineral?
a solid substance that is non-living and is made from a particular combination of elements
This means water and other liquid materials can easily flow through it. We have a rock layer of it.
permeable
What element is used for nuclear energy?
Uranium-235
What is a similar disadvantage both wind and water have?
They both negatively affect the ecosystem
what does crystalizing mean?
What materials that have dissolved in water start to solidify and combine to form new materials
3% of all the water on earth is what?
freshwater
a pro and con to nuclear fission
If controlled, the process can generate a tremendous amount of energy for very little cost or environmental damage hence the creation of nuclear power plants.
As each fission happens, more energy and neutrons are released which uncontrolled can be dangerous and hard to stop.
Give me 3 advantages to fossil fuels
provide lots of thermal energy, easy to transport, can be easily used to generate electricity
What's the problem with rare metal mining?
has severely damaged many ecosystems, especially with the increase of complex technology that demand rare metals.
what two things are 1% of all accessible surface water in?
rivers and living organisms