lesson 2

Question 1

nonrenewable resoruses

Answer 1

resourse that is used faster than it can be replaced by a natual processes

Question 2

renewable resources

Answer 2

a resourse that can be replenished by a natual processes at least as quickly as it is used

Question 3

nuclear energy

Answer 3

energy stored in and released from the nucleus of an atom

Question 4

reclamation

Answer 4

a process in which mined land must be recoverd with soil and replanted with vegetation

Question 5

solar energy

Answer 5

energy from the sun

Question 6

wind farm

Answer 6

a group of wind turbines that produce electricity

Question 7

hydroelectric power

Answer 7

electricity produced by flowing water

Question 8

geothermal energy

Answer 8

thermal energy from earths interior

Question 9

biomass energy

Answer 9

energy produced by buring organic matter such as wood food scraps and alcochol.

Question 10

ore

Answer 10

a deposit of minerals that is so large enough to be mined for a profit

Question 11

deforestation

Answer 11

the removeal of large areas of forests for a human purpose

Question 12

photochemical smong

Answer 12

air pollution that forms from the interaction between chemicals in the air and sunlight

Question 13

acid precipitation

Answer 13

precipitation that has a lower pH than that of a normal rainwater