Minerals, Ores and

Fossil Fuels
8-3.5 Summarize the importance of
minerals, ores and fossil fuels as Earth
resources on the basis of their physical
and chemical properties.

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BrainPop Notes
Fossil Fuels

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Rock Identification
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Review
BrainPop: Rock Cycle
Write down 5 facts.

Relevancy
Why Study Minerals, Ores, and
Fossil Fuels?
Building supplies
Basic consumer consumption: gas, oil, etc.
Land worth $
Jobs: mining, gemology, mineralogy, oil rigs
Health: minerals necessary for a healthy body
Toxicology reports of poisons or harmful
minerals in drinking water

Common Earth Resources

The following resources have importance based
on their properties:

Minerals
Ores
Fossil Fuels

 Minerals:
Natural, solid materials found on
Earth that are the building blocks of
rocks
Each has a certain chemical
makeup and set of properties that
determine their use and value.

Some Minerals Under

Black Light

State Mineral Production

South Carolina
Cement, stone, cement, sand and gravel, gold.

North Carolina
Stone, phosphate rock, sand and gravel, feldspar.

Georgia
Clays (kaolin), stone, cement, clays (fuller's earth), sand and
gravel.

Tennessee
Stone, zinc, cement, sand and gravel, clays (ball), coal.

Michigan
Iron ore, cement, sand and gravel, stone, crude oil,
magnesium compounds.

In addition to providing
fuel, there are nearly
3,000 different products
made from coal, oil, and
gas. They are used to
make virtually all of
our synthetic and
plastic materials, along
with products such as
inks,
crayons, bubble gum,
detergents, deodorants,
eyeglasses, tires, and
a thousand other
things.

Ores mined
for
COPPER (Cu)

Ores:
Minerals that are mined
because they contain
useful metals or
nonmetals.

Mineral Information
Institute:
http://www.mii.org/m
ineral_photos_by_ty
pe.htm

Ore Example:
Bauxite is an
Aluminum Ore
Aluminum: Is the most abundant metal element in the
Earths crust. Bauxite is the main source of aluminum.
Aluminum is used in the United States in packaging,
transportation, and building. Guinea and Australia have
about one-half of the worlds reserves. Other countries
with major reserves include Brazil, Jamaica, and India.

Ore Example:
Azurite is a
Copper Mineral

Copper: Used in electric cables and wires, switches, plumbing,

heating, roofing and building construction, chemical and
pharmaceutical machinery, alloys (brass, bronze, and a new alloy with
3% beryllium that is particularly vibration resistant), alloy castings,
electroplated protective coatings and undercoats for nickel,
chromium, zinc, etc., and cooking utensils. The leading producer is
Chile, followed by the U.S., and Indonesia.

 Fossil Fuels:
Natural fuels
that come from
the remains of
living things
Fuels give off energy
when they are burned.

Examples and % Each

Examples and % Each

BrainPop: Fossil Fuels

Write down 5 facts.

Properties of Earths Resources

Earths resources (minerals, ores, and
fossil fuels) have the following properties
that make them important and useful:

BrainPop: Mineral Identification

Write down 5 facts.

 Physical
properties:
hardness
luster (shine)
color
texture (the look
and feel)
the way the
mineral splits:
fracture (jagged)
or cleavage (flat)
density

Chemical
properties:
ability to react
to acid
ability to burn