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what is a renewable and nonrenewable source

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renewable can be produced in a lifetime but a nonrenewable resource takes a really long time. longer than a lifetime.

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what are in fossil fuels

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coal,oil, and natural gases

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hwhat can be good substitues for declining petro supplies.

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tar sands and oil shales fuel.

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what do some of the most important mineral deposits form through

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igneous proccess and they form hydrothermal solutions.

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why are nonmetallic mineral resources extracted and processed

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for their nonmetallic elements or their physical and chemical properties

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what is hot water and steam used for

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heat is used for heating stuff and steam is used to turn turbines to make electricity

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explain how tidal power is harnessed to use turbines and electric generators

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people build a dam across the bay or tidal river, in coastal areas with a large difference in high and low tides the strong in and out flow that results drives turbines and electric generators.

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what are the two advantages of solar energy

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the fuel is free and it is nonpolluting.

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explain nuclear fission

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the nuclie of heavy atoms are bombarded with neutrons then the nuclei gets split into smaller piecs and emits neutrons and heat energy.

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in the next 50-60 years what type of power can sustain 5-10% of electricity.

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wind power

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what is a reservoir. what type of energy it got

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a large lake behind a dam. it has potential energy to make electricity.

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why is the chemicap compostion of the atmosphere important

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what is one of the things that helps maintain life on earth

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what does earths soil and forests provide for humans

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mineral and energy resources

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what is americas most important air pollution law

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the clean air act

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what does protecting land resources involve

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preventing pollution and using the resources of the land wisely

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what year did the gov pass several laws to protect pollution and protect resourcesd

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1970, becuase of major pollution incidents

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what is a collector

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a black glass covered box on a roof that abosrbs the rays sunshine and heats up the inside of it. The heat warms or water in pipes that pass through

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what is a mineral resource

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a deposit of useful minerals that can be extracted. an ore is a mineral that can be mined for profit

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what are 3 major fossil fuels

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petroleum,natural gas, and coal

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what is a major source of pollution

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burning fossil fuels

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what do petroleum and natural gas form from

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the remains of dead organisms, like algae, plants

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hydroelectric power produces energy using…

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flowing water

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what mineral is most used in power plants

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uranium

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what is point source pollution

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the pollution is directly identifiable

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what is the unnatural warming of the atmosphere near eaths surface called
greenhouse effect
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what is the careful use of resources called
conservation
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what was the clean air act
it limited certain pollutants in the air
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what type of pollution did the clean water act get rid off
sewage
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what is a major negative impact of the use of fossil fuels
global warming
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what is the difference between a mineral resource and a ore
a mineral resource is a deposit of useful minerals, while an ore is just for profit
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how do solar collectors work
the sun shines on them and they store that sunlight and pass it on to recievers where it is turned into heat and used to generate electricity
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why do hydroelectric dams have a limited lifetime
because other natural erosion forces slowly weaken the dam structure, and sediments build up behind dams
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why is freshwater a vital source
everyone needs water to survive
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what are some ways farmers protect land resources
by not doing tilling, planting cover crops, and doing crop rotations
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why is an anticline a good place to search for petro, gas
because oil is ligheter than water is would go to a higher spot underground, so its easier to get .
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what are three things you can do to prevent water pollution
don't litter, wash your car where the water cna go on grass not the street, put fertalizers back on grass if they get to paved areas
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what are three things you can do to save energy
turn of your lights is you don't need them on, dont plug something in for too long and let it stay their, walk instead of drive,
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what does ozone do for us
protects us from the suns UV rays
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how is energy produced in a nuclear energy generator
use heat produced during atomic fission to boil water and produce pressurized steam. The steam is routed through the reactor steam system to spin large turbines blades that drive magnetic generators to produce electricity.
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what happens if ozon starts fading away
people would start to get skin cancer and develop other health issues
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what is greenhouse gas
gas that traps heat
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what is a rock made of
mixtures of minerals
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how does igneous rock from
A magma cooling
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what is marbles parent
limestone
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what is a metamorphoic rock
when sedimentary rock compact together/heat and pressure
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waht are sedimentary rocks
sediments that are pushed together
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can igneous rock form above the surface
yes
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how do igneous rocks turn into sedimentary
erosion and depostion
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how are fine and course grained textures formed
forms from magma or lava cooling quickly/ course is from it cooling slowly
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what are the three compositons of igneous rocks
granitic,basaltic,andesitic
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what is deposition
depostion is the settling of sediments in layers after it was moved during erosion
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what is erosion
rocks broken down by wind or water and carried somewhere
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what is cementation
when water soaks through soil or rock
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what is wheatering
the process of rocks when they break into smaller pievces
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what is a clastic sedimentary rock
made from broken pieces of other rocks and it compacted and cemented together
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what are chemichal rocks/how they form
chemical rocks form from water precipitation or evaporation
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what are biochemical sedimentary rocks
they form from the body of onnce living things
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how do coral reefs form
from little dead animals
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what is the difference between contact and regional metamorphism
contact metamorphism is when magma forces its way into the rock. regional metamorphism is when tectonic plates collide and form mountains. covers a wide area
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what are the three agents of metamorphism
heat fluid pressure
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what are foliated rocks
when they are flattened and line up on parallel bands
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what are nonfoliated rocks
rocks with no bands
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slate parent
shale
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gneiss parent
granite
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quartize parent
sandstone
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what is the rock cycle order
cooling and crystallization from magma=igneous rock erosion and deposition=sediment cementation and compaction=sedimentary rock heat and pressure=metamorphic rock melting to magma
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what are the two types of pressure, where are they directed at
confinning and directed. confining pressure points equally in all directions, directed is toward one spot
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where do sea anemones live
in the holes of coral
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what minerals make rocks green
hornblend,serpentine
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what does metamorphic mean
meta=form mophic=change
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what are intrusive rocks
cool slowly underground with big crystals
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what are extrusive rocks
when lava cools on earths surface. cools quickly which causes no or not very many minerals.
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what are the three main components of texture
coarse grained, glassy texture, and porphyrite texture
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what science study atmosphere
meteorology
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what drives the process of plate tectonics the currently accepted explanation for the movement of continents
unequal heat distribution in the earth
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what caused earth to develop layers as it cooled
the differences in density of elements
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what position do lines of latitude describe
north or south of the equator
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why is the robinson map projection considered very useful
most distances sizes and shapes are accurate
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which map would show the best 3d of earths surface
topographic maps
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which of the spheres is the most out
the atmosphere
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what are the four major spheres
atmosohere, biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere
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the theory that earths lithosphere is broken into large sections that move is called
plate tectonics
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what makes a hypothesis scientifically useful
it can be tested
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on a topographic map countour lines that come closer indicate what
the slope is steeper
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what is the solar nebula theory
this states that the solar system developed out of an interstellar cloud of dust and gas, called a nebula .
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why are contour lines important in topographic maps
It indicates how steep or flat the terrain is, and how much elevation change occurs over a given horizontal distance.
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what is closed and open system
There are two types of systems: open and closed. An open system is one in which energy can be transferred between the system and its surroundings. The stovetop system is open because heat can be lost into the air. A closed system is one that cannot transfer energy to its surroundings.
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what is an element
a subtance that can't be broken down by chemical or physical means
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what are isotopes
atoms with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
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what are ionic, covalent,metallic bonds
Ionic bonds form between positive and negative ions, covalent forms when atoms share electrons, metallic form when electrons are shared by metal ions
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what are the ways to identify minerals
color,luster,crystal form, hardness,cleavage/fracture,maybe density.
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what is a scientific theory
it unifies a broad range of observations/hypothesis and enables scientist to make accurate predictions about new situations
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what is precipitation
Precipitation occurs when water vapor in the atmosphere condenses and falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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