Earth Science ch. 26,27,28

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Gas mixture manufactured from vegetable oil

Biodiesel

Fossil Fuel, Biomass, or other: Biogas

Biomass

Fossil Fuel, Biomass, or other: Charcoal

Biomass

Fossil Fuel, Biomass, or other: Fecal Material

Biomass

Fossil Fuel, Biomass, or other: Field Crops

Biomass

Fossil Fuel, Biomass, or other: Straw

Biomass

Fossil Fuel, Biomass, or other: ethanol

Biomass

The primary federal law that protects our nation's water from pollution is the

Clean Water Act

How is coal transformed into electricity?

Coal is burned and it releases heat energy, water turns turbine and generator

Compare and Contrast the formation of coal and oil.

Coal: comes from swampy areas, solid Oil: found under the ocean bed, liquid Both: settle at the bottom of a water source and are buried

Produced from wheat or corn

Ethanol

True or False: 2 thousand years ago, Romans built dams to transport water over distances

False: aqueducts

True or False: Building aqueducts is the primary way countries manage their fresh water

False: dams

True or False: The major water problem in the eastern US is too little precipitation

False: western

Fossil Fuel, Biomass, or other: Coal

Fossil Fuel

Fossil Fuel, Biomass, or other: Kerogen

Fossil Fuel

Fossil Fuel, Biomass, or other: Natural Gas

Fossil Fuel

Fossil Fuel, Biomass, or other: Petroleum

Fossil Fuels

What are examples of a renewable resource?

Fresh air, fresh water, solar energy, trees, biomass

What is the difference between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission?

Fusion: combination of atoms Fission: splitting of atoms (Occurs on Earth)

Energy contained in water and steam hated by Earth's internal heat.

Geothermal energy

Can be separated from oil shake and refined

Kerogen

Gas that makes up most of the atmosphere

Nitrogen

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Aluminum

Nonrenewable

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Carbon

Nonrenewable

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Coal

Nonrenewable

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Copper

Nonrenewable

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Diamond

Nonrenewable

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Gold

Nonrenewable

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Phosphorus

Nonrenewable

Renewable or Nonrenewable: petroleum

Nonrenewable

Fossil Fuel, Biomass, or other: Nuclear Energy

Other

Fossil Fuel, Biomass, or other: geothermal energy

Other

Fossil Fuel, Biomass, or other: hydroelectric power

Other

Light, Spongy plant material used as fuel

Peat

Smallest percentage of carbon to largest: anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite, peat

Peat, lignite, bituminous, and anthracite

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Elephants

Renewable

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Freshwater

Renewable

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Soil

Renewable

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Solar energy

Renewable

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Trees

Renewable

Renewable or Nonrenewable: air

Renewable

Renewable or Nonrenewable: chickens

Renewable

Explain why natural gas is usually found with oil.

Same process of formation

Explain how energy stored in coal was obtained from the sun?

Sun helps plants grow, plants die and decay, mountain building puts swamps into the ground, it heats up and cooks, we mine the product

True or False: the continent of Africa has the most countries with chronic water shortages

True

Sulfur dioxide emissions from coal-burning power plant combines with atmospheric moisture to form

acid precipitation

Excess nitrogen and sulfur cause _______ when they occur in large quantities.

air pollution

Fossil Fuel, Biomass, or other: Wood

biomass

Fossil Fuel, Biomass, or other: Peat

biomass and fossil fuel

Identify one alternative energy resource: Biosphere

biomass fuel

Some countries use _____ to create freshwater from ocean water.

desalination

Loss of topsoil leads to _______ in arid and semiarid regions.

desertification

A population that is at the carrying capacity for its environment is in

equilibrium

What are examples of a nonrenewable resource?

fossil fuels, diamonds, gold, copper, natural gas

What are biomass fuels? give examples

fuels derived from living things ex: wood, field crops, anything organic

Identify one alternative energy resource: Geosphere

geothermal energy

What is sustainable Energy?

global management of Earth's natural resources to meet current and future energy needs

Identify one alternative energy resource: Hydrosphere

hydroelectric power

As a result of urban development, land becomes covered with cement and asphalt, which can result in ____.

increased runoff

System to provide water to agricultural crops

irrigation

On Earth, ______ include(s) air, water, and land; all living things; the soil and crust; natural cycles.

natural resource

Fossil Fuel, Biomass, or other: tidal power

other

Fossil Fuel, Biomass, or other: wind power

other

Sand and gravel bars that contain heavy sediments, such as gold dust and gold nuggets

placer deposits

What are placer deposits?

places where gold nuggets, gold dust, diamonds, and platinum are found. Gold during the "Gold Rush" in California was found here

Mineral extraction from underground mines creates waste rock, and rainwater seeping through piles of this rock can lead to ....

pollution of stream. the surface landscape

Identify one alternative energy resource: Atmosphere

solar power, wind power

A process of management called ___________ ensures the replacement of renewable resources at the same rate they are consumed.

sustainable yield

Bringing water from areas of plenty to areas of need

transport of surface water

True or False: Draw down can make a well run dry

true

True or False: Most freshwater is used to irrigate crops

true

Covers 71% of Earth's surface

water


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