End of the year Science test vocab Flashcards
Any natural material used by humans or any Living thing
Natural Reasource
Natural resources that cannot be replaced at all over thousands or millions of years
Non renewable resources
Natural resources that can be replaced in a short amount of time
Renewable Resources
Energy produced by the sun
Solar Energy
The most promising energy source
Wind energy
Producing energy from the flow of water
Hydroelectric producing
Comes from heat deep in earths crust
Geothermal energy
The sudden rise in human population
Population explosion
The larger the population, the faster it grows
Exponential Growth
Organic matter(Plants, Wood, Waste) that can be converted to fuel and used as energy
Biomass Energy
A solid substance made from a particular combination of elements
Minerals
Natural Material whose concentration of valuable minerals is high enough it be mined for profit
Ore
All the members of a species living in a given space
Population
Non-renewable energy resources formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived long ago
Fossil Fuels