Fossil Fuels
Nonrenewable resources made of hydrogen and carbon
Hydrocarbon
Alternate energy resource caused by giant blades that turn generators found in the countryside
Wind Energy
Water that flows over the land rather than seeping into the ground that can carry sediment, pesticides, waste, etc.
Runoff
Careful use of resources
Conservation
The country from which we get the majority of our oil
Canada
What 2 things tell us more about the formation of fossil fuels?
1. Found in sedimentary basins
2. Made of organic matter
Energy is extracted from Earth's internal heat by tapping underground reservoirs of hot water
Geothermal Energy
What protects us from the Sun's harmful rays?
OZONE
2 things farmers do to care for their land and prevent erosion
Strip cropping
Contour Plowing
Less pesticides
Inorganic fertilizers
One example of a nonmetallic resource
Limestone, fluorite, asbestos, gypsum, apatite, calcite, clay, corundum, diamond, garnet, graphite, halite, muscovite, quartz, sulfur, sylvite, talc
Two things that an oil trap has
1. Reservoir
2. Cap Rock
The Moon causes this alternate energy resource to be dependable
Tidal power
2 types of water pollution sources
Point source and Non-point source
Can be replenished over fairly short time spans.
Renewable resources
What state produces the most oil?
TEXAS!
Two substitutes for fossil fuels
Tar sands
oil shale
Extremely expensive installation, and it is not guaranteed to work every day of the year
Solar Energy
Number of days the Flood is believed to have lasted in total
371 days
3 reasons the recovery/use of coal can cause problems
1. Scars the land above ground
2. Costly to mine
3. Pollution
4. Harmful to Human Life
5. Nonrenewable
What invention helped spread Martin Luther’s ideas quickly across Europe?
The printing press
States of coal IN ORDER from coolest burning to hottest burning
Peat
Lignite
Bituminous
Anthracite
What is the fuel source of nuclear power?
Uranium
CFC stands for what?
Chlorofluorocarbons (Gonna guess everyone got that:))
2 laws passed due to WATER pollution problems
Clean Water Act
Safe Drinking Water Act
Which council was held by the Catholic Church to respond to the Reformation?
The Council of Trent