"MINEcraft"
Who made this game that was released in 2008 that featured mining as its main feature?
MoJang/Microsoft
What is a natural resource?
Anything found in nature that is useful or valuable to humans.
What is generates electricity by using the energy of falling or fast-moving water?
Hydropower
Name one natural process that distributes natural resources unevenly.
Weathering, Erosion, Glacier, Tectonic Plates, and more
In Catan what amount of victory points did a team need to win the game?
10
Why do we Mine in both Mine craft and in real life?
For Nonrenewable Resources
What is a NON-renewable resource?
A resource that cannot be replaced
What is energy that harnesses the power of the wind to generate electricity?
Wind Power
What is an area of land where all water drains to a common outflow point, such as a stream, river, lake, or ocean called?
A Watershed
What was the piece in Catan that blocked other teams from collecting resources?
Knight/Robber
What effects can mining have on the environment?
What is a RENEWABLE resource?
A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed.
What is energy that comes from the sun in the form of heat or electricity?
Solar Power
Who was our presenter for the watershed presentation?
Mr. Bieber
What is the loose rock that gets dragged/slides with a Glacier called?
Sediment
What are 5 Natural Resources that are collected through mining?
Oil, Coal, Gold, Salt, Metal, Diamonds, Sand, Stone, and more.
In Catan what were the Renewable Resources that were used?
Wheat, Wood, and Sheep
What is a form of energy released from the nucleus, the core of atoms, made up of protons and neutrons?
Nuclear Power
What was the type of Quarry at Vulcan Lakes?
Stone Quarry
What is electricity generated from heat energy stored in the earth?
Geothermal Power
What are the 2 types of mining?
Surface and sub surface mining
In Catan what were the Nonrenewable Resources that were used?
Ore and Brick
What is renewable organic material that comes from plants and animals?
Biomass Power
What is the name/area of the nuclear accident that took place in Pennsylvania during the year 1979?
Three Mile Island
What area/place in Russia had a nuclear meltdown that caused lots of radiation to escape and polluted the wild life?
Chernobyl