Transcript Ores - Skyline R2 School

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5. Ores
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Some rocks are called ores
Vocabulary:
ores
A mineral or a rock that has enough
metal in it to make it worth mining
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Most ores are found in beds with rocks
of little value
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Ore beds close to the surface are easy
to mine
But others are deep within the ground
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Some ores contain metals like iron and
copper
Metals are usually shiny substances
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Iron and copper can transfer heat and
electricity easily
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Some metals can be pounded flat or
pulled into wires without breaking
This means they are malleable
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Vocabulary:
malleable
Easily hammered or shaped without
breaking
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Lead, gold, and aluminum are metals
found in ores
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Metal ores are important because so
many products are made from them
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From gold, we make jewelry and
fillings for teeth
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Lead is used to make pipe
Copper is used to make wire
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Aluminum is used to make airplanes,
cans, foil, cooking pots, and motors
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Iron is used to make steel
Which in turn we then can make
stainless steel
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Some ores contain minerals like sulfur
and graphite
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Sulfur is important because it is used in
making medicines and fertilizers
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Graphite, a form of carbon,
is the “lead” in most pencils
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