Chapter 5

Question 1

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

Answer 1

nonrenewable resources

Question 2

are resouces that can be replaced by natural process in a relativetly short amount of time

Answer 2

renewabable resources

Question 3

energy released from atomic reactions

Answer 3

nuclear energy

Question 4

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

Answer 4

reclamation

Question 5

is energy from the sun

Answer 5

solar energy

Question 6

a group of wind turbines that produce electricty

Answer 6

wind farm

Question 7

electricty produced by flowing water

Answer 7

hydroelectic power

Question 8

Thermal engery from earths interior

Answer 8

geothermal energy

Question 9

is energy produced by burning organic material such as wood food scraps and achacol

Answer 9

biomass energy

Question 10

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

Answer 10

ore

Question 11

is the cutting of large areas of forests for humans activites

Answer 11

deforestation

Question 12

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

Answer 12

photochemical smog

Answer 13

acid precipitation