Ch. 5

Question 1

resource that is used faster than it can be replaced by natural processes

Answer 1

nonrenewable resource

Question 2

a resource that can be replenished by natural processes at least as quickly as it is used

Answer 2

renewable resource

Question 3

energy stored in and released from the nucleus of an atom

Answer 3

nuclear energy

Question 4

a process in which mined land must be recovered with soil and replanted with vegetation

Answer 4

reclamation

Question 5

energy from the Sun

Answer 5

solar energy

Question 6

a group of wind turbines that produce electricity

Answer 6

wind farm

Question 7

electricity produced by flowing water

Answer 7

hydroelectric power

Question 8

thermal energy from Earth’s interior

Answer 8

geothermal energy

Question 9

energy produced by burning organic matter, such as wood, food scraps, and alcohol

Answer 9

biomass energy

Question 10

a deposit of minerals that is large enough to be mined for a profit

Answer 10

ore

Question 11

the removal of large areas of forests for human purposes

Answer 11

deforestation

Question 12

air pollution that forms from the interaction between chemicals in the air and sunlight

Answer 12

photochemical smog

Question 13

precipitation that has a lower pH than that of normal rainwater

Answer 13

acid precipitation