fossil fuels

Question 1

natural resource

Answer 1

a natural material

Question 2

renewable resource

Answer 2

a natural resource that can be released

Question 3

nonrenewable resource

Answer 3

a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than it is made

Question 4

recycling

Answer 4

the process of recovering useful material

Question 5

fossil fuel

Answer 5

a nonrenewable resource that has formed from dead organisms

Question 6

petroleum

Answer 6

a liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds

Question 7

Natural Gas

Answer 7

a mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons

Question 8

coal

Answer 8

a fossil fuel that forms underground

Question 9

acid precipitation

Answer 9

precipitation that ha acid in it

Question 10

smog

Answer 10

photo chemical haze

Question 11

nuclear energy

Answer 11

the energy released by a fission or fusion reaction

Question 12

chemical energy

Answer 12

the energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce a new compound

Question 13

solar energy

Answer 13

the energy received by earth from the sun

Question 14

wind power

Answer 14

the use of wind to create electricity

Question 15

hydroelectric energy

Answer 15

electrical energy produced by falling water

Question 16

biomass

Answer 16

organic matter that can be a source of energy

Question 17

gasohol

Answer 17

a mixture of gasoline and alcohol that is used as fuel

Question 18

geothermal energy

Answer 18

the energy produced by heat within the earth