apes 10 Flashcards
1
Q
finite
A
nonrewable fossil fluels
2
Q
where did coal come from
A
decompsed plant matter
3
Q
steps of coal formation
please leave birds alone
A
peat
lingnite
bituminous
anthracite
4
Q
coal extraction
A
mining
5
Q
country with most coal reserves
A
US
6
Q
how does coal provide energy
A
combustion
7
Q
mine for
A
coal
8
Q
pulverize the
A
coal
9
Q
burn the
A
coal
10
Q
steam turns a
A
turbine with a copper wire in the generator
11
Q
electrons
A
flow
12
Q
cooling towers
A
thermal pollution
coal ash ponds
13
Q
mineral resources
A
natrual material that can be used
14
Q
ore
A
a rock haveing metallic minerlas that can be mined
15
Q
overburden
A
the material above the mineral in the surface mining that has to be moved before mining
grass trees
