Natural Resources
Mining & Resources
Fossil Fuels
Geologic Time
Miscellaneous
100
A material that can be replaced faster than it is used. Give an example.
Renewable Resources
ex: water, wind, solar energy, etc.
100
The process of digging into Earth's surface to remove resources.
Mining
100
Fuel formed from ancient plants and animals.
Fossil Fuels
100
A chart dividing Earth's history into different time periods.
Geologic Time Scale
100
Technology used to gather information about an object without directly observing it.
Remote Sensing
200
A material that cannot be replaced as fast as it is used. Give an example.
Nonrenewable Resources.
ex: coal, oil, natural gas, copper, etc.
200
Areas containing significant amounts of a resource.
Deposits
200
Are fossil fuels renewable or nonrenewable? Why?
Nonrenewable because they cannot be replenished as quickly as we use them.
200
Approximately how old is Earth?
4.6 billion years
200
What is the hardest mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale?
Diamond
300
Materials found naturally on Earth and used by people.
Natural Resources
300
A mining method used when resources are close to Earth's surface.
Open pit mining
300
What two things help turn dead organisms into fossil fuels over geologica time?
Heat and pressure
300
What do scientists use fossils and rock layers to determine?
Relative age
300
A naturally occurring inorganic solid with a crystal structure.
Mineral
400
As population increases, what generally happens to nonrenewable resources?
They are used up/decrease faster
400
A rock containing valuable concentrations of minerals.
Ore
400
Name one example of a fossil fuel.
Coal, oil, natural gas
400
Geologic time periods are often divided by what major events?
Mass extinctions/major changes in life on Earth
400
A diagram showing layers of rock viewed from a cliff or drill core.
Stratigraphic Column
500
Why are resources not evenly distributed around Earth?
Different geological processes formed resources in different locations.
500
The sinking or compaction of land caused by groundwater removal
Subsidence
500
Where are fossil fuels formed? How does that related to why scientists don't expect new fossil fuels to form fast enough?
They are formed on the ancient sea floor. Formation takes millions of years, while humans use them much faster.
500
Which is the oldest layer? Why?
Layer F because of the law of superposition and the cross-cutting law.
500
List the properties used to identify minerals.
Color, Transparency, Luster, Hardness, Streak Color, Reaction with Acid, Refraction