Nonrenewable Energy Resources
The definition of a nonrenewable resource
What is something the cannot be replaced, or takes millions of years to form?
The definition of a renewable resource
What is a resource that we cannot run out of because they are replaced by nature, or with a little help from us?
A mineral deposit that is large enough and valuable enough to be extracted from the ground
What is an ore?
The percent of the Earth's water that is freshwater
What is 3%?
Another name for oil
What is petroleum?
The three fossil fuels
What is coal, oil, and natural gas?
The 5 most common forms of renewable energy
What is solar energy, hydroelectric energy, wind energy, geothermal energy, and bioenergy?
The definition of crystallize
What is when a solution hardens to form a new mineral?
The removal of salt and minerals from saltwater to make freshwater
What is desalination?
Gold, quartz, and talc are examples of this
What are minerals?
A form of nonrenewable energy that takes place in power plants and relies on uranium
What is nuclear energy?
The source of renewable energy most common globally. In Oklahoma.
What is hydroelectric energy? What is wind energy?
The determining factors in the distribution of minerals
What is how and when they form?
Water is considered a renewable resource because of this
What is the water cycle will continuously replenish Earth's water?
20% of Earth's freshwater
What is groundwater?
How fossil fuels are formed
What is from the preserved remains of organisms over millions of years?
The two fastest growing renewable energy resources
What is wind energy and solar energy?
Most of Earth's common minerals found here
What is in the Earth's crust?
Most fresh surface water is found here
What is lakes, rivers, and streams, as well as swamps and marshes?
The two types solar energy
What is passive solar power and active solar power?
The name of the process that is used acquire natural gas
What is fracking?
The two biggest drawbacks of renewable resources
What is the cost and the inconsistency/dependability?
The three ways that minerals form
What is organic material, solutions, and magma and lava?
The percentage of Earth's freshwater that is locked in ice caps and glaciers
What is 79%?
Organic matter such as wood, grasses, and coconut husks that are burned for energy
What is biomass?