Flashcards

1
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Natural resources are resources that exist without any actions of humankind.

A

Natural Resources

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2
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A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed.

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Renewable Resources

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3
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A resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which it is consumed.

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Nonrenewable resource

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4
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You take plastic materials and throw them away.

A

Recycling

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5
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Fossil fuel is a hydrocarbon-containing material formed underground from the remains of dead plants and animals that humans extract and burn to release energy for use.

A

Fossil fuel

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Petroleum is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons that occur on Earth in liquid, gaseous, or solid form.

A

Petroleum

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7
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Its natural gas material is natural.

A

Natural Gas

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8
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Fossil fuel formed underground.

A

Coal

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9
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Participation such as sleet or snow.

A

Acid Precipitation

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10
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Fog close to the ground that isn’t natural.

A

Smog

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11
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Energy refused by fusion.

A

Nuclear Energy

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12
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Energy is released when undergoing a reaction.

A

Chemical Energy

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13
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Solar energy is the radiation from the Sun capable of producing heat, causing chemical reactions, or generating electricity.

A

Solar Energy

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14
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Power is obtained by harnessing the energy of the wind.

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Wind Power

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15
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Hydroelectric energy, also called hydroelectric power or hydroelectricity, is a form of energy that harnesses the power of water in motion.

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Hydroelectric Energy

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16
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organic matter is used as a fuel, especially in a power station for the generation of electricity.

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Biomass

17
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a mixture of gasoline and ethyl alcohol used as fuel in internal combustion engines.

A

Gasohol

18
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Geothermal energy is the thermal energy in the Earth’s crust that originates from the formation of the planet and from radioactive decay of materials in currently uncertain but possibly roughly equal proportions.

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Geothermal energy