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30 Cards in this Set
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__________ ________ are materials on Earth that are available for our use.
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natural resources
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___ ____ are resources that can be replaced by natural means.
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renewable resources
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___ ___ are resources that cannot be replaced.
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nonrenewable resources
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___,___ ____ and ____ are all fossil fuels.
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petroleum, natural gases and coal
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___ ____ are formed when the remains of plants and animals are buried quickly.
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fossil fuels
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___ ___ provide most of the energy we use and are nonrenewable.
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fossil fuels
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_____ means liquid rock, and is the liquid form of fossl fuel.
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petroleum
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The ___ ___ ___ is the largest known oil field in the United States.
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Prudhoe Bay Field
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Another name of petroleum is __ ___.
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crude oil
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A _____ is a factory that separates the crude oil into different products.
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refinery
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The ___ ___ is 800 miles long and transport oil from Prudhoe to Valdez.
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Alaskan Pipeline
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Heating crude oil causes it ___ and ____.
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separate
vaporize |
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Vaporized products of crude oil are ___,___, and ___.
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gasoline, kerosene and diesel
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___ ____ are used in making plastics, paints, fabrics, makeups and cologne.
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petroleum chemicals
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The use of crude oil can cause ____.
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pollution
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Name some ways petroleum products pollute? 1)
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1)oil spills from wells
2)air pollution |
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___ ____ is a fossil fuel in its gaseous state, found close to an oil deposit.
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natural gas
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About____ of the natural gas is from offshore drilling.
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1/5
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_____ is formed when plant material is quickly buried.
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coal
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Coal provides about __% of our energy and is used to generate electricity.
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25%
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Coal comes in different grades. The best and cleanest grade is ____.
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anthracite coal
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The second best grade of coal is ________.
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bitnuminous
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The most common type of coal is ____, that is soft and contains sulfur.
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bitnuminous
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A type of coal that is partially made of decayed plant material is ___.
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lignite
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___ is made from bogs and must be dried out before it can be used.
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lignite
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Nuclear energy depends on a nonrenewable resource called ___.
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uranium
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In a nuclear reactor, the uranium atom is ____, producing energy.
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split
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About ___% of the energy produced in the US is nuclear.
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8%
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Why do people not want to use nuclear energy?
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Because uncontrolled nuclear energy is extreme dangerous.
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Why is nuclear energy a onrenewable source of energy?
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Because it uses a nonrenewable resource - uranium.
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