8th Grade Earth Science Energy & Mineral Resources

Electricity produced by water power.

Which of these is a problem associated with using trees/wood as an energy resource?

Which of these is NOT a disadvantage of solar energy?

Which of these is true of inexhaustible energy?

Waste rock that must be removed before a mineral can be used.

Which of these is a mineral used as a building material?

Large enough amount of a mineral that it can be mined at a profit.

Nuclear waste remains radioactive for how many years?

Nuclear fission is considered which type of resource?

Energy from hot magma.

Which of these is NOT a source of biomass energy?

Which of these is NOT inexhaustible?

Energy from burning organic material.

This is composed of crushed stone or gravel and sand and has many uses in the building industry.

When the nucleus of a heavy element is split and energy is released.

Materials of low mass are fused together to form a substance of higher mass.

Oil, natural gas, and coal are all examples of _______.

The term biomass is derived from what two words?

A chemical process that removed unwanted elements from the metal being processed

A large number of wind turbines generating electricity.

What is the fuel for nuclear fission?

Stable molecules that contain carbon and are formed below sea level.

Which of these is not an example of a fossil fuel?

These are compounds containing hydrogen and carbon atoms.

This is the most abundant fossil fuel in the world.