Earth’s Mineral ResourcesEarth’s Mineral Resources

•Metals have been highly prized byMetals have been highly prized bymankind for thousands of years.mankind for thousands of years.

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Tools making, art, coins, energy transmission,Tools making, art, coins, energy transmission, jewelry. jewelry.

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In this section you will learn about Earth’sIn this section you will learn about Earth’smineral resources and how some mineralsmineral resources and how some mineralsare converted to useful metals.are converted to useful metals.

B.1 Sources and Uses of MetalsB.1 Sources and Uses of Metals

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Human needs for resources, must be metHuman needs for resources, must be metby chemical supplies present in the Earth.by chemical supplies present in the Earth.

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Different layers of the Earth supplyDifferent layers of the Earth supplydifferent resources.different resources.

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Layers are:Layers are:

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AtmosphereAtmosphere

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LithosphereLithosphere

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HydrosphereHydrosphere