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What is a rare Earther?
Less common minerals
What is mountain - top removal mining?
mountain tops are removed to expose minerals
Give me a summary of the Chernobyl disaster
a nuclear power plant that melted down in 1986 in the Ukraine due to a combo. of poor reactor design and human operator error
What is the difference between passive and active solar heating systems?
P - sunlight gives heat
A - Captures sunlight in panels/solar cells
What is the difference between a nonrenewable and renewable resource?
renewable can be used over and over/come back. Nonrenewable has a finite amount and then it is gone forever or for a very long time.
What is open - pit mining?
machines are used to dig up very large holes and remove metal ores containing copper, gold, or other metals, or sand, gravel, or stone
what is a tsunami?
a series of large waves generated when part of the ocean floor suddenly rises or drops.
What is green architecture? Give an example. What is the goal of green architecture?
Architecture that is environmentally friendly
Homes with "living roofs"
Produce as much energy as they each use
How do solar cells work and where do you mount them?
2. Usually on top of a house
name two things that minerals can be used for
jewelry and computer chips
What is a rock?
a solid combination of 1+ minerals found in the Earth's crust
What is subsurface mining?
underground mineral resources are removed through tunnels and shafts.
What is the problem with solar farms? What is a pro to solar panel cells/solar panels?
Prob - low - net energy
Pro - sun is easily renewable resource
What is a mineral?
A naturally occurring chemical element or inorganic compound that exists as a solid with a regularly repeating, internal arrangement of its atoms or ions
__________ is the most widely commercial energy resource in the world and the most widely used energy resource in the USA
what are the two different types of volcanic eruptions?
explosive and extremely dangerous
slow and gurgling with slow spreading
How long does an oil well remain successful before it starts declining?
Summarize how dams produce electricity
1. H20 dammed up
2. Some H20 allowed to go through large pipes @ controlled rates which turns blades on a turbine that produces electricity
In 2022, _____________ % of the commercial energy used in the world came from nonrenewable resources and ___________% came from renewable resources
86%;14%
Why does the USA need to import in some of its crude oil?
our needs exceed our population
name two pros and two cons to using oil as an energy source
P - ample supply and low land distribution
C - water pollution from spills and releases CO2 and other air pollutants when burned
name a pro and con to using coal as an energy source
P - plentiful
C - contributes to serious environmental pollution
Tell me a pro and con to geothermal energy and how it works
P - can heat and cool buildings
C - only works @ areas with high underground heat
How works - Uses a pump and pipes to move air from underground into houses for heating and air
Give me a summary of how nuclear power plants work?
uranium into pellets - pellets into fuel rods - put into nuclear core - control rods absorb few or more neutrons and regulate power created - coolent cools rods to prevent meltdown
Why should I put my wind turbines in the ocean?
There is more wind out there