Natural Energy Sources
What is non-renewable energy ?
Can only be used once and will eventually run out. Can also be called finite energy.
What does the term OS stand for?
Ordnance Survey
What is Mass Movement?
The movement of loose material down a slope under the influence of gravity.
Name the three types of weathering?
Mechanical, Chemical, Biological
Name 4 types of non-renewable energy?
Oil, Gas, Coal, Peat
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Answer from teacher
What is the loose material made up of soil, rocks and mud known as ?
Regolith
Name an example of Mechanical Weathering?
Freeze- thaw action.
Name 5 examples of renewable energy
Solar, Wind, Biomass, Gewothermal, Tidal, HEP
Calculate the area of this drawing.
Answer from teacher
Name one slow type of mass movement?
Soil creep.
Name an example of chemical weathering?
Carbonation
What is Biomass energy made from?
Burning waste wood or vegetable products
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Answer
Name 3 types of rapid mass movement
Landslide, Bog Burst, Mudflow
What is a Karst landscape. Name an example of one in Ireland?
An area made up of limestone rock. The Burren Co. Clare.
Name 3 negative effects of Acid Rain?
Damages buildings, Weakens trees by damaging leaves, destroys agricultural products.
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Answer
Name 4 ways that soil creep can become visible ?
Curving tree trunk, tilted telephone poles, cracks appearing on the roads, houses with cracked walls, terracettes, collapsed walls
Name 2 surface and 3 underground features within a Karst landscape.
Surface: Clint, Grike, Limestone Pavement, Swallow Hole
Underground: Stalactite, Stalagmite, Pillar, Cave, Passage