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Es 4 1 Notes
Renewable
Resource that has the
ability to renew itself
over a relatively short
period of time and can
last as long as the
Earth.
Plants
Animals
Surface water
Soil
Sunshine
Renewable Resources
Renewable Resources can be
considered Non-Renewable
when:
Animals become extinct.
Droughts & Chemical Spills
groundwater
Pollution oxygen supply,
trees, animals, soil
Natural Resources
Nonrenewable
Resources that
cannot be replenished
by nature within our
lifetimes, and
therefore are in
limited supply.
Fossil Fuels
Metals
Minerals
Fossil Fuels
Any hydrocarbon that may be used as a source of
energy
Formed from organic matter (plants and animals)
which were buried millions of years ago.
Over time, the pressure of the massive weight of
rock and mud which covered the organic matter
created heat, which changed this matter over a
period of several hundred million years
coal (remains of ancient swamps and forests)
oil (remains of ancient marine organisms)
natural gas less dense than water (rises)
Oil Trap
A geologic structure that allows large
amounts of fluid to accumulate
Permeable reservoir
Impermeable cap preventing migration of
fluids up
Alternative Energy Resources
Tar Sands
Clay, sand, water, black tar mixture
Requires energy to refine of what is
produced
Oil Shale
Contains kerogen (waxy hydrocarbon)
Unprofitable solution (1/8 heat energy of
crude oil)
Formation of Mineral Deposits
Igneous Processes
Gold, silver, copper, mercury, lead,
platinum, nickel
Hydrothermal Solutions (hot water)
Ore deposits
Gold, lead, zinc, silver,
copper
Michigans Natural Resources
Non-renewable
Peat
Calcium chloride
Iron ore
Cement
Sand and Gravel
Salt
Natural gas
Gypsum
Limestone
Oil
Renewable
Animals
Surface water
Trees
soil