Earth's Minerals and Human Uses

What mineral is used for pencils?

• Graphite

• Titanium

• Magnetite

• Quartz

What mineral is used for common table salt?

• quartz

• sulfur

• halite

• calcite

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

• Coal, Oil, and Gasoline
• Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
• Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
• Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Fossil Fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud.  What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form.

• Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood
• Mostly decaying organisms
• Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks
• Mostly metal minerals

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

• require expensive equipment
• take millions of years to replace
• can be found all over 
• provide all the energy we use

What is the definition of a renewable resource?

• things that don't run out
• things that do run out
• stuff that makes things happen
• none of the above

May be ground up to add "sparkle" to paints and cosmetics

• Mica

• Gold

• SIlver

• Zinc

• Phosphate

Most abundant element used to make containers and deodorants

• aluminum

• phosphate

• gypsum

• sulfur

• silver

Used in dentistry, medicine, jewelry, art and computers. Can be stretched thinner than human hair

• gold

• zinc

• silver

• hematite

• limestone

Used in photography, chemistry, jewelry, coins, mirrors, silverware

• silver

• gypsum

• coal

• beryllium

• flint