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| The portion of a resource that is identified and currently available to be extracted legally is a ___________. |
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| You will find hydrothermal mineral deposits ______________. |
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| What went on with energy consumption in the US between the 1970's and 1990's that differed from previous consumption. |
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| Our discovery of nonrenewable resources declined while our dependency and use of those resources increased. |
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| What is the ultimate source of energy on the planet? |
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| Ho are coal types determined? |
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| The classification of coal is generally based on the content of volatiles. However, the exact classification varies between countries. |
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| Why is it likely coal use will increase? |
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| As developing nations try to establish themselves, the do not see a problem in using nonrenewable resources to achieve whatever ends they want (Mainly to become a developed nation.) |
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| How are gas deposits formed? |
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| From decaying organic matter |
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| What vanes are not necessary for deposits of ore and such. |
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| May methane Hydrate be a viable future energy source? |
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| How does acid rain from fossil fuel consumption? |
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| Production, Transportation, and emissions from refineries. Fossil fuel use does not directly emit acids into the atmosphere. Instead, it releases large amounts of acid precursors, primarily sulfur oxides (SOx) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). When exposed to the atmosphere, these react with water to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid, components of acid deposition. |
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| is a nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts (lighter nuclei), often producing free neutrons and photons (in the form of gamma rays) |
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| What is the difference between breeder and burner reactors? |
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| In the burner fuel cycle, the uranium is cycled one time through the reactor. In the breeder reactor, design and operating parameters are be adjusted to promote the production of more fertile isotopes than are consumed in the reaction. |
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| What is the source of geothermal energy? |
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| It is caused by the gravitational pull of the earth as it spins. As the earth pushes in on itself, the pressure increases at the core, which, as every good engineer knows, increases the temperature. |
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| What coal has the highest heat content? |
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| What is the rock unit on top of oil reservoirs. |
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| We are not funding _____________ anymore. |
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| What systems are characterized by hot water circulation? |
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| Coal Burning Power plants, and nuclear power plants. |
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| What does passive solar energy mean? |
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| Use of the sun to help meet a building's energy needs by means of architectural design such as arrangement of windows and materials such as floors that store heat, or other thermal mass. |
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| When we burn waste that normally goes to a landfill - we can collect _________ from it - biomass |
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| _________________ are two viable sources of energy. - same chemical formula |
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| natural gas and methane hydrates |
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| most of our large oil and gas fields have a specific geologic setting. They are next to _____________. |
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| we are going to run out of _______. |
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| to lower __________ in lakes - we can put calcium carbonate in lakes, not long term solution. |
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| ___________ is the end all be all of bad nuclear accidents |
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| We can use ____________ as an energy source. |
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| we will see more and more _____________ in the future. |
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| Interior Crocodile Alligator, I Drive A ___________ Movie Theater. |
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| Fossil Fuel discoveries _______ in the 1960's. |
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| The __________ is the most common type of nuclear reactor. |
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| ____________ is extracting energy associated with heat and pressure from natural hot water and steam. |
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| Mineral Resources are the _________ or all modern societies. |
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| The _____________ of mineral resources can be a measure of the wealth of a society. |
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| Mineral resources are ______________. |
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| ____________ are a usable economic commodity (profitable) extracted from naturally formed material (elements, components, minerals, or rocks.) |
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| The erratic distribution of the resources and uneven consumption of the resources pose problems especially when _________ countries use most of the extracted resources. |
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| To respond to _________________ we could: find more sources, find a substitute, recycle, use less, do without. |
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| limited availability of resources |
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| __________ is useful metallic minerals that can be mined for a profit. |
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| ____________ are related to the origins of many ore deposits. |
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| Plate tectonic boundaries |
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| Mineral Extraction and Processing have a _________ impact on land, water, air, and biological environments. |
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| Mineral Extraction and Processing have a _________ impact on the environment: Topographic effect, transportation of materials, etc. |
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| Mineral Extraction and Processing have a _________ impact on the environment with an increased demand for housing and services. |
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| _________________: Forbid bad mining practices, Clean Air Act, and on and offsite treatment of wastes. |
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| Environmental Regulations |
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| Waste contains __________ materials. |
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| Recycling has been proven to be _________ and workable. |
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| The most recycled metals are _________________. |
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| ___________ is a long term strategy for consuming the resources. |
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| The benefits of oil are ___________. |
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| The problems associated with oil are ____________. |
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| ________ is nonrenewable and being consumed at a rate that is too fast. |
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| There is a ________________ amount of energy resources demanded and consumed in developed countries. |
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| ___________ are constant worries from past to present and to the future over the price, dependency, power failures. |
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| The types of fossil fuels are _________________. |
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| Coal, petroleum, and natural gas |
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| ____________ is buried and preserved as fossil fuels. |
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| __________ is transformed plant matter in ancient swamps. |
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| ________ has more Coal than any other fossil fuel resource. |
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| _______ is impermeable rock as a barrier to trap O & G in place, forming oil fields |
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