Tectonic Plates
Rocks and Soil
Mining
Pollution
Energy
100

The dense large plates in the ocean

What is an oceanic plate

100

The radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half of its original value

What is half life

100

The material that covers or lies above something of interest

What is overburden

100

This comes from the combustion of coal and is found in old paint. It also impacts the nervous system and your brain

What is lead

100

A cheap abundant energy dense source which releases heavy metals and is very dirty

What is coal

200

A layer between the crust and the core which has the properties of a solid which flows

What is the mantle

200

When an unstable atomic nucleus looses energy by radiation

What is radioactive decay

200

Coming from sulfide minerals it turns that water and air acidic

What is acid mine drain

200

This comes from fossil fuels and young carbon and is a respiratory irritant

What is nitrogen oxide

200

Convienient to transport and mine. but causes __ spills

What is oil

300

The movement of fluid or gas caused by differences in temperature

What is a convection current

300

The rule stating that layers on the top are younger 

What is the law of superstition

300

The process of restoring land after mining to a usable state

What is reclamation 

300

Comes from the combustion of fossil fuels, fires, and agriculture. It is bad for your eyes and lungs

What is particulate matter

300

Cleanest of the fossil fuels but is a green house gas

What is methane

400

A spot where two plates slide against each other horizontally

What is a transform boundary

400

The ability of a substance to allow liquids to go through it.

What is permeability

400

A surface mining technique that involves removing layers of soil and rock to extract minerals

What is strip mining

400

Comes from coal and gold mining impairs your nervous system and learning abilities

What is mercury

400

The extraction of natural gas by sending water through pipes in the ground

What is fracking

500

The large layer including the crust and the upper part of the mantle

What is the lithosphere

500

The process of rocks breaking down

What is weathering

500

Regulates active coal mines and reclaims old coal mines

What is the surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977

500

Suffocates you by attacking the red blood cells in your body.

What is carbon monoxide

500

Absorbs heat into a house with no energy but only works in certain climates

What is passive solar

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