Objectives for the topic: Earth Resources

Reading: Chapter 21 in Tarbuck and Lutgens

Images to understand: 21.2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 21, 25,

After completing this topic, the student will be able to:

1. Distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable earth resources.
2. Identify the primary mineral and energy resources used in the United States.
3. Identify the four types of coal, and briefly explain the coal formation process.
4. Explain what an oil trap is.
5. Describe two alternate sources of petroleum other than liquid oil reservoirs.
6. Explain the link between carbon dioxide and global warming.
7. Describe four sources of renewable energy.
8. Describe two types of igneous mineral deposits.
9. Describe seafloor mineral deposits.
10. Describe the formation of placer deposits, including the type of minerals found in placer deposits.