Module 3: "Products of Mining in Canada" and "Minerals and Metals in Your Life"

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  1. mine
    get from the earth by excavation
    Mining products provides many of the essential items that we use every day.
  2. product
    an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
    Mining products provides many of the essential items that we use every day.
  3. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
    Mining products provides many of the essential items that we use every day.
  4. essential
    basic and fundamental
    Mining products provides many of the essential items that we use every day.
  5. consumer
    a person who uses goods or services
    The products of mining provide not only many of the consumer goods we use, but also much of the infrastructure that we rely on daily—highways, electrical and communications networks, and housing, to name a few.
  6. infrastructure
    basic facilities needed for the functioning of a country
    The products of mining provide not only many of the consumer goods we use, but also much of the infrastructure that we rely on daily—highways, electrical and communications networks, and housing, to name a few.
  7. communications
    the discipline that studies transmitting information
    The products of mining provide not only many of the consumer goods we use, but also much of the infrastructure that we rely on daily—highways, electrical and communications networks, and housing, to name a few.
  8. component
    one of the individual parts making up a larger entity
    Hybrid car components – rare earth elements such as dysprosium, lanthanum, neodymium, and samarium
  9. element
    a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances
    Hybrid car components – rare earth elements such as dysprosium, lanthanum, neodymium, and samarium
  10. mineral
    a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature
    We use minerals and metals to make homes and schools, to generate heat and power, and for everyday comfort items like shampoo and toothpaste.
Created on Tue Oct 06 13:23:43 EDT 2020 (updated Wed Oct 07 11:30:03 EDT 2020)

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