Natural resources, Fossil
fuel, atmosphere, and air pressure study
guide
A natural resource is something that is helpful and
taken from the earth.
A nonrenewable resource is takes thousands of years to replace.
An example would be a _rocks or minerals.
A renewable resource is a resource that is replaced as it is used.
An example would be _forest_.
A reusable resource is one that can be used more than once.
An example would be water .
Fossil fuels
Fossil fuels are formed by the remains of once living
animals.
Burning fossil fuels creates _energy.
Petroleum is the fossil fuel that is used for
transportation.
Methane is the fossil fuel that is used for heating
and cooking.
Methane is another word for natural gas.
The 4 steps in coal formation (in order) are: peat, lignite bitumen, anthracite
Peat is the cheapest stage of coal to retrieve because it is closest to the surface.
The rarest stage of coal is anthracite.
Atmosphere
The layer of the atmosphere that weather occurs in is troposhere
The layer of the atmosphere that is the hottest is thermosphere
The layer of the atmosphere that planes fly in is stratosphere
The layer of the atmosphere that is cold is mesosphere
Air pressure
There are 3 things that affect air pressure: the acronym for
these three things is HAT.
H:humidity
As humidity increases air pressure decreases.
A:_altitude
As _altitude increases air pressure decreases_____. That means
that at the top of a mountain there is less air pressure than at
the bottom.
T: temperature
Warm air has less pressure than cool air.
Hot = high pressure
High pressure = cool
temperature and clear skies.
Low pressure
=precipitation and warm temperatures
A meteorologist is the
scientific name for a weatherman/woman.
A baramoter
measures air pressure.
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