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 i much slower than rate at which it is consumed
Nonrenewable Resource
the process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap; the process of reusing some items
Recycling
a nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago
Fossil Fuel
a liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds; used widely as a fuel source
Petroleum
a mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of the earth, often near petroleum deposits; used as a fuel
Natural Gas
a fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material
Coal
rain, sleet, or snow that contains a high concentration of acids
Acid Pricipitation
photochemical haze that forms when sunlight acts on industrial pollutants and burning fuels
Smog
the energy released by a fission or fushion reaction; the binding energy of the atomic nucleous
Nuclear Energy
the energy released by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions
Chemical Energy
the energy received by the earth from the sun in the form of radiation
Solar Energy
the use of a windmill to drive an electric generator
Wind Energy
electrical energy produced by falling water
Hydroelectric Energy
