ch 5 vocab

Question 1

resources that are used faster than they can be replaced by natural processes

Answer 1

nonrenewable resources

Question 2

resources that can be replaced by natural processes

Answer 2

renewable resources

Question 3

energy released from atomic reaction

Answer 3

nuclear energy

Question 4

a process in which minded 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 produces 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

deposits of minerals that are large enough to be mined for a profit

Answer 10

ores

Question 11

cutting of large areas of forests for human activities

Answer 11

deforestation

Question 12

a brownish haze produced when nitrogen compounds and other pollutants in the air react in the presence of sunlight

Answer 12

photochemical smog

Question 13

precipitation that has a pH less than 5.6

Answer 13

acid precipitation