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Chapter 7 resources
And energy
Question | Answer |
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Ore | A natural mineral whose concentration of econonomically valuable minerals is high enough for the material to be mined profitably |
Lode | A mineral deposit within a rock formation |
Placer deposits | A deposit that contains a valuable mineral that has been concentrated by mechanical action |
Gemstone | A mineral rock or organic material that can be used as jewelry or an ornament when it is cut and polished |
Nonrenewable resource | A resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which the resource is consumed |
Fossil fuel | A no renewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago |
Nuclear fission | The process by which the nucleus of a heavy atom spits into two or more fragment the process releases neutrons and energy |
Nuclear fussion | The process of which nuclei of small atoms combine to form a new more massive nucleus the process repealed energy |
Renewable resource | A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed |
Geothermal energy | The energy produced by heat who thin earth |
Solar energy | The energy received by the earth the sun in the form of radiation |
Hydroelectric energy | Electrical energy produced by the flow of water |
Biomass | Plant material or any other organic matter that is used as an energy source |
Conservation | The preservation and wise use of natural resources |
Recycling | The process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or drape the process of reusing some items |