Nonrenewable Resources Renewable Resources Nonmetallic Mineral Resources Metallic Mineral Resources Fossil Fuels
100
Takes million of years to form and accumulate

Ex. fuels- coal, oil and natural gas
Define Nonrenewable resources and give an example.
100
Replenished over fairly short time spans such as months, years, decades.
Define Renewable resources and give an example

Ex: Plants/animals/natural fibers/ trees
100
Why are nonmetallic mineral resources extracted ?
For nonmetallic elements they contain or for physical and chemical properties
100
What is a useful metallic mineral that can be mined as a profit ?
Oil
100
What are Fossil Fuels and give an Example.
Any hydrocarbon that may be used as a source of energy

Ex: Coal, oil, natural gases
200
A geologic structure that allows large amounts of fluids to accumulate.
What is an Oil Trap ?
200
Water
What is the Most used renewable resource ?
200
What are some examples of Nonmetallic mineral resources ?
Fluorite and Limestone
200
How much of the worlds annual minerals and energy resource do we use ?
30%
200
How much energy used in the US is Fossil fuels
90%
300
Anticline
What else can act as an oil trap ?
300
You are able to re-use and recycle it
What makes a resource renewable ?
300
What two groups they are divided in ?
Building materials and Industrial Minerals
300
What Metallic mineral makes up 0.0135% of earth's crust ?
Copper
300
What forms when heat and pressure transform plant material over millions of years
Coal
400
Mixtures of clay and sand that were combined with water and bitumen
What are Tar Sands ?
400
They are highly expensive
Why does it take a while to use renewable resources ?
400
What is limestone ?
An Industrial mineral
400
Where do the most important mineral deposits form ?
Through igneous processes and hydrothermal solutions
400
How are Petroleum and Natural Gases formed
From the remains of plants and animals that were buried in ancient seas.
500
15%
How much tar sand deposits does Canadian province contain ?
500
Water, wind, sunshine, and biomass
What are the four main used renewable resources ?
500
What do farmers use Limestone for ?
For neutralize acidic soils
500
What processes produce deposits of metallic minerals like gold, silver, and mercury ?
Igneous Processes
500

What does the cap on an oil trap do ?






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