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Nonrenewable Resources
Renewable Resources
Mineral Resources
Non-Metallic Mineral Resources
Energy
100
a nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil, coal, and natural gas
What is fossil fuel?
100
energy from the sun which is converted into usable energy
What is solar energy?
100
a chemical process sometimes used to remove unwanted elements from metals
What is smelting?
100
a nonmetallic mineral that produces table salt, rock salt, and salt for roads
What is halite?
100
the form of energy associated with changes in the nucleus of an atom; the splitting of a nucleus is fission; the formation of a new nucleus is fusion
What is nuclear energy?
200
a solid, hard black substance formed from partly decayed vegetable matter under great pressure and heat in the earth.
What is coal?
200
electrical energy produced by falling water
What is hydroelectric energy?
200
a mineral or rock that contains a useful substance that can be mined for profit
What is an ore?
200

an abrasive, for example used to make sandpaper

What is garnet? 

200
Upstream land is flooded; downstream erosion increases. Habitats can be damaged.
What are disadvantages to hydroelectric energy?
300
thick, black liquid formed from the buried remains of microscopic marine organisms
What is oil?
300
Energy from steam or hot water produced from hot or molten underground rocks.
What is geothermal energy?
300
used in the production of wallboard
What is gypsum?
300
composed of crushed stone or gravel and sand
What is aggregate?
300
distilled biomass that can be added to gasoline
What is ethanol?
400

produces less pollution than other types of coal

What is natural gas?

400
a large number of windmills are placed in one area for the purpose of generating electricity
What is a wind farm?
400

waste rock that must be removed before a mineral can be used

What is gangue?

400
used as paving stone and as part of concrete mixtures; can also be an industrial material
What is limestone?
400
This process saves 95% of the energy required to obtain this mineral from its ore
What is recycling aluminum?
500
amount of a fossil fuel that can be extracted at a profit using current technology
What is a reserve?
500
Energy derived from burning organic material such as wood, alcohol, and garbage.
What is biomass energy?
500
two types are industrial minerals and building materials
What are nonmetallic mineral resources?
500

an industrial mineral that is important for making glass

What is quartz?

500
the mineral that is the main sources of the metal iron
What is hematite?