Natural Selection Flashcards
Natural Resource
materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
Renewable Resource
A resource that can be used and made at the same time practically making it infinite.
Nonrenewable Resource
A resource that is used faster than replaced making not infinite.
Fossil Fuel
A fossil fuel is a fuel made from dead animals and plants and can and will be used up.
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear fission is a reaction in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei.
Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei are combined to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles.
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle
Electric engine and is better than gas.
Solar Energy
Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of technologies such as solar power to generate electricity.
Wind Energy
Wind Energy is an energy harnessed with wind.
Hydroelectric energy
Hydroelectric energy is an energy harnessed with water.
Biomass
Biomass is fuel used from organic matter.
Ethanol
Ethanol is a fuel used from plants and other materials.
Geothermal Energy
Geothermal energy is the thermal energy in the Earth’s crust.
Petroleum
Petroleum is a fossil fuel.
Natural Gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane.
