Natural Resources Flashcards

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Natural Resource

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any natural material that is used by humans, such as water, petroleum, minerals, forests, and animals

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Renewable Resource

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a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed

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Nonrenewable Resource

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a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which it is comsumed

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Recycling

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the process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrape, the process of reusing some items

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Fossil Fuel

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a nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago

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Petroleum

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a liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds used widely as a fuel source

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Natural Gas

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a mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of the earth often near petroleum deposits used as a feul

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Coal

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a fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant meterial

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Acid Precipitation

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rain,sleet, or snow that contains a high concentration of acids

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Smog

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photo chemical haze that forms when sunlight acts on industrial pollutants and burning fuels

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Nuclear Energy

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the energy released by a fission or fusion reaction the binding energy of the atomic nucleus

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Chemical Energy

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

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Solar Energy

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the energy received by the earth from the sun in the form of radiation

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Wind Power

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the use of a windmill to drive electric generator

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Hydroelectric Energy

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electrical energy produced by falling water

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Biomass

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organic matter that can be a source of energy the total mass of the organisms in a given area

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Gasohol

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a mixture of gasoline and alcohol that is used as a fuel

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Geothermal Energy

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the energy produced by heat within the earth