Energy Resources
Energy is mainly used for _____ and _____ in today's society.
Electricity, transportation
Hardest form of coal that burns most efficiently is?
Anthracite
Define renewable resources.
Natural processes that have been happening for
billions of years and will continue to happen.
Something from Earth that living things use to meet their needs is called ____.
natural resource
Ethanol is made from _____ in plants such as corn.
sugars
The element mainly used in nuclear reactors is _____.
Uranium
Scientists theorize that oil and natural gas formed from microscopic marine organisms called _____.
plankton
Name the two types of solar energy utilized today.
Active, passive
These rocks are mined to make products people use every day.
Minerals
Fossil fuels and nuclear energy provides _____% of U.S.'s energy.
90~95% (93%)
Name two examples of fossil fuels.
Coal, oil, natural gas
What type of gas forms under layers of impermeable rocks?
Natural Gas
Thermal energy from the Earth's interior is called _____.
Geothermal Energy
Name three reasons why forests are cut down today.
Fuel, paper, wood products, urbanization
One advantage of using land resources is?
Widely available, easy to access
What is in fossil fuels that makes them such important source of energy?
Hydrocarbons or organic matter
The splitting of atoms is called _____.
Fission
Energy produced by burning organic matter such as wood, food scraps, and alcohol is called _____.
biomass energy
Deposits of minerals that are large enough to be mined for a profit are called _____.
Ores
Name a metallic mineral resource used to make metal products.
Gold, silver, tin, copper, lead, zinc, iron, nickel, chromium, aluminum
Name three disadvantages of fossil fuels.
Nonrenewable, disrupts habitats, pollution, runoff
The energy used by appliances and other electronic equipment when they are plugged in but turned off is called _____.
Vampire energy
What are the two vehicle fuels that can be made from biomass?
Ethanol, biodiesel
Explain how deforestation is directly connected to global climate change. Be specific.
Deforestation can affect global climates because trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis.
Name two nonmetallic mineral resources.
sand, gravel, gypsum, halite, sulfur, fluorite, limestone, clay, marble