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?
desalination.
What mechanical part is often turned by steam or nentic energy to generate electrical energy?
turbine
capture light in solar cells which in turn converts solar light into electrical energy
solar cell
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 is U-235 have to do with energy?
it's what fuels nuclear fission
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
The figure on pg. 295 describes what
the process of organisms turning into oil and natural gas.
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