Natural Resources Flashcards

1
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Natural Resource

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Resources that exist without any human interaction

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2
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Renewable Resource

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Hydro power, geothermal power, wind energy, and solar energy

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3
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Nonrenewable resources

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Oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear energy

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4
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Recycling

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Materials that are reused

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5
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Fossil Fuel

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Remains of past living organisms

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6
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Petroleum

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Crude oil

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7
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Natural Gas

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Fossil fuel gas that is beneath the Earth’s crust

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8
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Coal

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Combustible black sedimentary rock

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9
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Acid Precipitation

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Any precipitation with acidic parts

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10
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Smog

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Kind of air pollution

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11
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Nuclear Energy

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Energy in the core of an atom

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12
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Chemical energy

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Energy stored in chemical compounds

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13
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Solar Energy

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Radiant light and heat from the sun

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14
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Wind energy

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Air that is blowing which is turned into energy by spinning blades

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15
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Hydroelectric energy

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Water in motion which is turned into energy

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16
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Biomass

A

Energy generated by living organisms

17
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Gasohol

A

Break-even energy point

18
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Geothermal energy

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Heat within the Earth