natural resources Flashcards

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1
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any natural material that is used by humans

A

Natural Resource

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2
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natural resource that can be replaced

A

Renewable resource

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3
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natural resource that cannot be replaced

A

Nonrenewable resource

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4
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process of reusing some items

A

Recycling

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5
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formed by remains of organisms that lived long ago

A

Fossil Fuels

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6
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liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds

A

Petroleum

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7
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mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of the earth

A

natural gas

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8
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used as fuel

A

coal

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9
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rain sleet or snow that contains a high concentration of acids

A

Acid Precipitation

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10
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haze that forms when sunlight acts on burning fuels

A

smog

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11
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energy released by fission

A

Nuclear Energy

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12
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energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce new compounds

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chemical energy

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13
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energy received by the Earth from the sun

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solar energy

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14
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use of a windmill to produce energy

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wind power

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15
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energy produced by falling water

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hydroelectric energy

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16
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organic matter that can be used as a source of energy

A

biomass

17
Q

mixture of gasoline and alcohol

A

gasohol

18
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energy produced by heat within Earth

A

Geothermic energy