give examples for all of them
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
humus – the organic matter in soil, the decayed remains of plants and animals
soil – the upper layer of Earth’s crust from which plants grow, composed of weathered rock,
organic material, water, and air
conservation – the protection of a resource so that it is not wasted or harmed and will be there in the future
recycle – using a waste material to create new objects
sustainable resource – a resource that will last for a long time and does not harm the environment when used
deposit – a place where a large amount of a mineral is found
drill – use a machine to break through rocks to reach minerals
mineral – a valuable resource that is naturally found on or below Earth's surface
mining – the process of getting minerals from below Earth's surface
ore – minerals found in deposits
reservoir – a large natural "lake" of resources such as water or oil
Examples:
- Mineral resources: gold, diamonds, copper
- Ore: iron ore, bauxite, silver ore
- Fossil fuels: coal, oil, natural gas
- Fracking: using hydraulic fracturing to extract shale gas
- Mountaintop removal: the practice in Appalachia in the US
- Oil sands: found in Alberta, Canada
- Combustion: burning coal for electricity
- pH scale: measuring the acidity of water
- Humus: organic matter in soil
- Soil: top layer of Earth's crust that plants grow in
- Conservation: protecting forests from deforestation
- Recycle: turning plastic bottles into new products
- Sustainable resource: wind and solar power
- Deposit: mineral deposit in a mine
- Drill: using a drill rig to extract oil
- Mineral: quartz, feldspar, gypsum
- Mining: extracting coal from underground mines
- Reservoir: oil or water reservoir underground