Economic minerals and their uses
I can describe what economic minerals are and explain where they can be found and how we use them.
Economic minerals and their uses
I can describe what economic minerals are and explain where they can be found and how we use them.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Economic minerals are useful or valuable solid substances that are found in the Earth's crust.
- Iron has been an important metal since ancient times; it is used for steel production but is now in short supply.
- Non-metallic resources include feldspar and quartz, used for electronics, and sand which is used in construction.
- Extraction of these resources can pollute the ground and water supplies locally and damage landscapes.
Common misconception
Economic minerals are not important to everyday life.
Nearly every product we use in day-to-day life contains economic minerals that have to be mined or quarried.
Keywords
Extraction - Extraction is the process of removing something (like minerals), especially by force.
Mining - Mining is the process of digging under the ground to remove natural resources.
Quarrying - Quarrying is digging into the surface of the ground to remove things like rock or sand for use.
Licence
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Starter quiz
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Exit quiz
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process of removing something with force
process of digging under the ground to remove natural resources
digging into the surface of the ground to remove things to use
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