Earth's Structure and Resource Extraction

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What are the 4 main layers of the Earth's structure?

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Solid iron core, molten iron outer core, mantle, and crust.

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Which gas makes up most of Earth's atmosphere?

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Nitrogen 78%

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What are ores?

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Rocks that contain metals or compounds of metals.

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How are metals and metal compounds obtained from the Earth?

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Through surface and subsurface mining.

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What is fracking used for?

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Obtaining gas.

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How is crude oil obtained?

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Via drilling.

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What are the methods to obtain raw materials from the Earth's crust or atmosphere?

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Surface and subsurface mining for metal ores, fracking for shale gas, drilling for crude oil, solution mining or deep-shaft mining for salt.

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What is crude oil separated into and what are these used for?

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Separated into fractions, most of which are used as fuels.

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What are some environmental impacts of obtaining and processing raw materials?

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Impacts include spoil heaps from mining, oil spills from drilling, and effects of fracking.

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What are some social and economic impacts of obtaining and processing raw materials?

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Impacts include the effect on food production from using crops for fuels/bioplastics and the impact of waste plastics on oceans and marine life.