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| a resource that can be replaced in nature at a rate close to its rate of use. |
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| Examples of Renewable Resources |
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| air, water, crops, forests, sunlight |
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| a resource that exists in a fixed amount or is used up faster than it can be replaced in nature |
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| Examples of Nonrenewable Resources |
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| coal, petroleum, natural gas, salt, talc |
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| to collect and use something from waste |
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a nonrenewable fuel that formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago
ex. coal, petroleum and natural gas |
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| refers to any source of usable energy intended to replace fuel sources without the undesired consequences of the replaced fuels |
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| Alternate Energy Examples |
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solar energy
wind power
geothermal energy
hydroelectric power |
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| healthy to the environment/resources are renewable |
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| expensive/resources such as sunlight, wind and water (hydroelectricity) may not be available in all areas |
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| narrow brown line on topographic map that shows the landscapes, elevation or height above sea level (drawn to connect pts. of the same elevation) |
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| the difference in elevation between two consecutive contour lines |
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| circle or oval with small lines jutting inward from the main contour line. Indicates a depression in the landscape ex. crater of a dead volcano |
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| a metal plate in the ground that shows the exact location |
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| used to measure distance in degrees, East and West of the Prime Meridian. Lines run North and South |
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| elevations of roads,forks, hilltops, lake surfaces and other points of special interest. Shown on the map by a small x |
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| used to measure distance in degrees North and South of the Equator. Lines run from East to West around the globe |
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| an imaginary half circle that runs in a north/south direction ( longitude line) |
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| contour lines very close to one another indicate a steep slope / contour lines spread apart indicate a gentle slope |
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| an imaginary circle going East to West around the globe ( Latitude line) |
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| "V" is formed by river and contour lines point upstream |
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| Four Stages of Coal in order of formation |
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| Peat ( sedimentary/organic) Lignite ( sedimentary) Bituminous(sedimentary) Anthracite(metamorphic) |
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| the remains, impression or any other evidence of a plant or animal preserved in a rock (sedimentary rock) |
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| the arrangement of visible layers |
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| spheres of silica rock found in limestone/filled with crystals |
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| develop when deposits of wet clay dry and contract. The cracks are filled with different sediments and fossilize. |
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| sand patterns formed by the action of winds, streams, waves or currents |
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| tendency for a mineral to split evenly and easily along flat surfaces |
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| when a mineral breaks into uneven pieces |
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| the color of a mineral's powder |
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| the way the mineral shines in light ( metallic or nonmetallic) |
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| what scratches a mineral and what that mineral can scratch |
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| hydrochloric acid is dropped on a mineral to identify if calcium carbonate is present ( bubbles will appear) |
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| the ratio of a mineral's mass to the mass of an equal volume of water |
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| formed by the cooling of magma 1. intrusive/below the Earth's surface 2. extrusive/above the Earth's surface |
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| Cooling Rates /Crystal Size |
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| 1. slowly cooling-large crystals 2. rapidly cooling - fine grained 3. slow cooling---fast cooling large crystals surrounded by small crystals |
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| determined by : 1. rate of magma cooling 2. type of magma 3. where the cooling of magma occurs ( either large/small grained or porphyry |
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| made from the layering and compacting of sediments |
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| 1. organic - once living plant/animal material 2. chemical - formed when water evaporates and mineral substance is left behind (ex. salt water) 3. clastic - gravel pieces |
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| formed below earth's surface sedimentary or igneous rocks are heated, pressurized, or changed chemically |
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| Texture of Metamorphic Rocks |
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| depends on the parent rock ( what rock undergoes pressure and heat) to become metamorphic foliated/non foliated |
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| Changes in Metamorphic Rocks(metamorphism) |
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1. regional( dynamic)-a large portion of rock is changed
2.local(thermal)-a small piece of changed rock |
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