Earth Science, Tuesday Bell Ringer, 11.28.17

Deposits of minerals from which metals and nonmetals can be removed profitably.

• Ore
• Conduction
• Placer Deposits
• Wire

Chalcopyrite (copper) is used for...

• in pencils, paint, lubricants, and batteries
• wiring, in coins and jewelry, building ornaments
• glass
• in gunpowder, medicines, and rubber

Graphite is used...

•  glass
• in gunpowder, medicines, and rubber
• in pencils, paint, lubricants, and batteries
• as wiring, in coins and jewelry, building ornaments

Sulfur is used...

• in gunpowder, medicines, and rubber
• as glass
• in pencils, paint, lubricants, and batteries
• as wiring, in coins and jewelry, building ornaments

Quartz is used...

• in gunpowder, medicines, and rubber
• as glass
•  in pencils, paint, lubricants, and batteries
• as wiring, in coins and jewelry, building ornaments

How do we harvest geologic resources?

• With a combine.
• With a chainsaw.
• With a drill.
• With a boat.

Ore minerals are minerals that are valuable and economical to extract.

• True
• False

Sand, gravel, and granite are examples of what?

• metallic minerals
• metallic elements
• nonmetallic minerals
• aluminum

Which of the following is a native mineral?

• Kryptonite (LiNaSiB₃O₇(OH))
• Salt (NaCl)
• Quartz (SiO2)
• Silver (Ag)

Metal is the best for wiring because it is a...

• conductor
• insulator