Examples:
Nonrenewable resource: fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas
Renewable resource: solar energy, wind energy, hydroelectric power
Sustainable resource: sustainable forestry practices that ensure the long-term health of forests
Mineral: quartz, diamond, gold
Mineral resources: iron ore, copper ore, bauxite
Ore: iron ore, gold ore, lead ore
Fossil fuels: coal, oil, natural gas
Fracking: the process used to extract natural gas from shale rock formations
Mountaintop removal: a practice used to extract coal in areas such as Appalachia
Oil sands: the Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada
Combustion: the burning of gasoline in a car engine
pH scale: measuring the pH of water in a lake to determine its acidity or alkalinity
give examples for all of them
nonrenewable resource – a resource that will run out or cannot be replaced as fast as it is used
renewable resource – a resource that will never run out
sustainable resource – a resource that will last for a long time and does not harm the environment when used
mineral – a natural, non-living solid with an ordered internal structure and a definite chemical
composition, consisting of one element or compound
mineral resources – those that are valuable to people and that can be removed from Earth’s crust
ore – a useful mineral that can be recovered at a profit
fossil fuels – fuels that were formed millions of years ago from the remains of living organisms
fracking – when a fluid is injected into cracks in a rock formation to open the cracks and allow the trapped oil or gas to escape
mountaintop removal – a controversial method that strips off the tops of mountains, and then uses explosives to blast open exposed coal seams
oil sands – deposits of bitumen mixed into sandy sediment
combustion - the act of burning
pH scale - a tool used to measure how acidic or basic a liquid is
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