Natural Resources Flashcards
any natural material that is used by humans, such as water, petroleum, minerals, forests, and animals.
Natural Resource
a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed.
Renewable Resource
a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which it is consumed.
Renewable Resource
a nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil, coal, and natural gas
Fossil Fuel
a reaction in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei.
Nuclear Fission
two light nuclei merge to form a single heavier nucleus.
Nuclear Fusion
a vehicle that uses hydrogen fuel for motive power.
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle
radiant energy emitted by the sun.
Solar Energy
Wind power or wind energy is mostly the use of wind turbines to generate electricity.
Wind Energy
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower
Hydroelectric energy
the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume.
Biomass
a colorless volatile flammable liquid that is produced by the natural fermentation of sugars; alcohol.
Ethanol
Geothermal energy is the thermal energy in the Earth’s crust which originates from the formation of the planet and from radioactive decay of materials in currently uncertain but possibly roughly equal proportions
Geothermal Energy
a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that is present in certain rock strata and can be extracted and refined to produce fuels including gasoline, kerosene, and diesel oil; oil.
Petroleum
flammable gas, consisting largely of methane and other hydrocarbons, occurring naturally underground and used as fuel.
Natural Gas
