Lesson 1: Natural Resources
Fill in the Blank: A natural resource that can be replaced at least as quickly as it is used is a _________________________.
renewable resource
Fill in the Blank: ________ can be thought of as the building blocks of matter.
atom
Fill in the Blank: _____________ is the rising of regions of crust to higher elevations.
uplift
Fill in the Blank: A combination of one or more minerals or organic matter is called a(n)___________.
rock
humus
Give an example of how you can conserve resources.
Answers will vary.
What are the two categories of minerals?
silicate, nonsilicate
Explain how sedimentary rock forms.
Weight from above presses down on the layers of minerals or sediment.
What are the two types of Igneous Rock?
Extrusive, Intrusive.
Give three examples of an energy resource.
wind, water, sun, fossil fuels, etc.
What is the density of a mineral if it has a mass of 24g and a volume of 4mL.
6g/mL
What are the three types of rocks?
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
What two observations do scientists use to classify rocks?
composition, texture
Name 3 of the 5 properties of Soil
Texture, Color, Chemistry, Pore Space, Soil Fertility
What are the two types of inexhaustible resources?
Wind energy, Solar energy
There are seven properties that are used to identify minerals. Name 4 of the 7.
color, streak, luster, cleavage/fracture, density, hardness, special properties.
What are the four types of ways metamorphic rocks form?
Temperature, Pressure, Temperature/pressure, Chemical changes.
What's the difference between foliated, and non-foliated metamorphic rock?
Foliated: mineral grains aligned in planes/bands.
Nonfoliated: mineral grains not aligned in planes/bands.
List the three types of soils from the smallest size to the largest size.
clay, sand, silt
What are two ways to extract geologic resources?
Drilling, Mining
Name the five characteristics of a mineral
Definite Chemical Composition, Solid, Usually inorganic, Crystalline Structure, Naturally Occuring
Name the five types of processes that change rock.
weathering, erosion, deposition, temperature, pressure.
How does organic sedimentary rock form?
From the remains, or fossils, of once-living plants and animals.
Where does soil form?
Above the parent rock