Nonrenewable Resources
What is the main nonrenewable resource
Fossil Fuels
Is the energy from the sun
Solar energy
Is a deposit of useful minerals
Mineral resource
This type of mineral can processed to make fertilizers for farm and gardens
Industrial Minerals
Viscous, black petroleum like substance, often found in tar bands
Bitumens
Thick, black liquid formed from the buried remains of microscopic marine organisms
Oil
When a large number of windmills are placed in one area for the purpose of generating electricity, this area is called...
Wind farm
Deposits in which a mineral or minerals exist in large enough amounts to be mined at a profit
Ores
This type of mineral helps with building industries, houses, building, etc.
Building Minerals
A mixture of sand, clay, and bitminous material that can be extracted
Tar sands
Is a rock that contains at least 50 percent of plant remains
Coal
Electricity produced by waterpower
Hydroelectric energy
What is the waste rock that must be removed before a mineral can be used
Gangue
what is the regular rock in industries
Limestone
Rock formations rich in kerogen, a solid organic material that can be converted into oil when heated
Oil shales
Forms under similar conditions and often with oil, but it forms in a gaseous state
Natural Gas
Energy obtained by using hot magma or hot, dry rocks inside Earth is called...
Geothermal energy
Iron can be concentrated from the ore hematite, which is composed of what
Iron oxide
Is using old materials to make new ones
Recycling
What rock type is coal
Sedimentary
The amount of a fossil fuel that an be extracted at a profit using current technology
Reserve
Energy derived from burning organic material such as wood, alcohol, and garbage
Biomass energy
A chemical process that removes unwanted elements from the metal that is being processed
Smelting
Is used to help melt ice on roads and sidewalks during winter and to help soften water
Halite
Are compounds that contain hydrogen and carbon atoms
Hydrocarbons