What are nonrenewable resources? Provide examples.

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What are renewable resources? Provide examples.

What is a sustainable resource? Provide examples.

Is it possible to make a nonrenewable resource sustainable? Why or why not?

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Lesson 3: Rocks and Minerals
Objective: Describe how rocks and minerals are natural resources

Page 2 - Why are rocks considered a natural resource?

Page 3 - What is a mineral?

What is a mineral resource? Provide an example.

Page 4 - What is an ore? Provide an example.
Is every mineral an ore?

Page 5 - Review theTable of Common Minerals

Mineral
Common Uses
Aluminum (bauxite)
Automobile manufacture; packaging
Barium
Inks and plastics; radiography, white pigments
Chromium
Chrome fixtures; stainless steel
Cobalt
Superalloys for aircraft engines
Copper
Electric wires and cables; plumbing
Gypsum
Wallboard, cement production
Halite
Food seasoning and preservation, road de-icing
Manganese
Iron and steel production
Quartz
Glass manufacturing, paints
Silica
Computer chips, ceramics, photovoltaic cells

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Lesson 4: Fossil Fuels
Objective: Explain why fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable resources by describing how they form.
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Page 2 - What are fossil fuels? Provide examples.

Are fossil fuels renewable or nonrenewable? Why?

Pages 3 - 5 What is the link between living things that died long ago and fossil fuels?

What is crude oil? Where is it found? What are some products produced by refining crude oil?

What is the source of the carbon that is burned in fossil fuels?

Page 6 - Is coal renewable or nonrenewable? Explain your thinking.

What is coal primarily used for?

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Lesson 5: Energy Exploration
Objective: Explain the environmental dangers of obtaining energy resources from Earth.

Page 2 - The United States uses more than 20 million barrels of petroleum each day. The use of other fossil fuels like coal and natural gas is also huge. Where does it all come from?

How do we know where to find crude oil and natural gas deposits?

What are oil platforms and how do they work?

Page 3 - What is one potential issue/concern about drilling for crude oil?

Page 4 - What is fracking?

What is one potential issue/concern with fracking?

What is Bitumen, where is it found and how is it used?

Where do we find coal and how do we obtain this resource?

Page 6 - The United States produces about 20 percent of its electricity with nuclear power plants. How does a nuclear power plant produce energy?

Page 8 - Think about the pros and cons of obtaining energy resources. Choose ONE energy resource and write about the pros and cons of obtaining it. List the benefits of the resource as well as the harm that mining it or drilling for it can cause to the environment. You may have to search online for additional information.

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Lesson 6: Using Energy Resources
Objective: Explain the environmental dangers of managing and using energy resources from Earth
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“About 80 percent of the energy we use comes from fossil fuels. Recall that those fuels are coal, oil, and natural gas. Burning fossil fuels creates pollution that affects both air and water. Carbon dioxide is one of the gases released by the burning of fossil fuels. It is a greenhouse gas, one of the gases in the atmosphere that holds in Earth’s heat. The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased for many years. Scientists state that this is a major cause of global warming.”
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What causes acid precipitation (rain)?

What does combustion mean? You will need to look this up as it is not in the course.

What does “acid” or “acidic” mean? You may need to look this up as it is not in the course.

Why is the production of acid rain a concern?

Page 5 - Identify at least two concerns with using nuclear power.

Is nuclear renewable or nonrenewable?

By many definitions, nuclear energy is not renewable. But in terms of climate change, nuclear energy production does not release greenhouse gases, so it is a low-carbon fuel. Renewable energy refers to energy from sources that are constantly replenished - like the water for hydroelectric dams that are topped up by the rain, or the sunlight that reappears every day for solar panels. Because nuclear power uses up radioactive fuel, it is not renewable in the same way.
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Lesson 7: Land and Soil Resources
Objective: Describe how land and soil are natural resources
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What is soil?

What is hummus?

Soil in a humid, temperate region might have layers. Each layer is a “soil horizon”.

Layer O is _______________ it is important because…

Layer A is _______________ it is important because…

Layer C is _______________ it is important because…

Layer R is _______________ it is important because…

Page 4 - Why/how is soil an important resource?

Page 5 - Soil is basically a nonrenewable natural resource because…

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Lesson 8: Conservation
Objective: Describe ways to conserve natural resources
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Page 2 - What does “conservation” mean?

Why should we be focused on the conservation of metals?

Conservation of resources includes several things. They include:

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3.

What does it mean to use a resource more efficiently?

Page 10 - How can recycling help with the conservation of resources? According to the text, how effective is recycling?

Page 12 - Explain the Clean Air Act. What was/is the goal?

Page 13 - Explain the Clean Water Act. What was/is the goal?

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Lesson 9: Resource Processing
Objective: Describe processes involved in removing raw materials from the earth for use in manufacturing.

Page 2 - What are deposits?

What are some examples of minerals found underground?

Page 3 - Watch the video and then explain the technology that allows engineers to penetrate rock at multiple angles.

What two factors determine the type of drill needed?

Why might using technology for drilling be an important part of the mining process?

Page 4 - There are three main ways to mine mineral resources from Earth: surface mining, underground mining, and placer mining. Explain what each type is and why it is used.

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answer all please and make it sound like a high schooler (1 sentence)

GPT-4o mini · Answer

### Nonrenewable Resources Nonrenewable resources are natural resources that cannot be replenished on a human timescale once they are consumed, such as fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas. ### Renewable Resources Renewable resources are natural resources that can be replenished naturally over time, such as solar energy, wind energy, and biomass. ### Sustainable Resources Sustainable resources are those that can be used without running out or causing long-term damage to the environment, such as sustainably harvested wood or solar power. ### Sustainability of Nonrenewable Resources It is generally not possible to make a nonrenewable resource sustainable because they are finite and will eventually be depleted, but efforts such as cleaner extraction and consumption methods can help mitigate their environmental impact.