Natural Resources Flashcards
Natural Resources
any natural material that is used by humans
renewable resource
a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate as it is consumed
nonrenewable resource
a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which it is consumed
recycling
the process of reusing some items
fossil fuel
nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago
petroleum
ued widely as a fuel source made from hydrocarbon compounds
natural gas
used as a fuel and is located under the face of the Earth
coal
fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material
acid precipitation
weather that contains a high concentration of acids often because of the pollution of the atmosphere
smog
photo chemical haze that forms when sunlight acts on industrial pollutants and burning fuels
nuclear energy
the energy released by a fusion reaction, the binding energy of the atomic nucleus
chemical energy
the energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce new compounds
solar energy
the energy received by the Earth from the sun in the form of radiation
wind power
the use of a windmill to drive an electric generator
hydroelectric energy
electrical energy produced by falling water
