Sceince dfkjbh Flashcards
Natural resource
Any natural material that is used by humans such as water petroleum and minerals forest and animals
Renewable resource
Like a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource 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 recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap the process of reusing some items
Fossil fuels
A non-renewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago
Petroleum
Liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds used widely as a fossil source
Natural gas
Mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of the Earth often near petroleum deposits used as a fuel
Coal
Fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant materials
Acid precipitation
Rain sleet or snow that contains a high concentration of acids
Smog
Photo chemical Haze that forms when sunlight axon industrial pollutants and burning fuels
Nuclear energy
Energy released by a fission or 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 a form of radiation
Wind power
The use of a windmill to drive an electric generator
Hydroelectric energy
Electrical energy produced by Falling Water
