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HEI Definition
Term | Definition |
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Modify | To make changes the form of quality, typically to improve and decrease verbiage(-excessive use of words) |
Natural Disaster | An event caused by nature that causes great damage and can lead to lost of lives. Ex: Floods, Earthquakes, Tsunami, Hurricanes, and ect. |
Positive | (Good)Consists of characterizing by identifying the presence of quality rather than absence |
Negative | (Bad)Characterizing the distinguishing absence of features or lacking presence |
Depend | rely on |
Adapt | the action or process of adapting or being adapted.(Not as permanent) |
Renewable resources | Any resource, such as wood or solar energy, that can or will be replenished naturally in the course of time. |
Non-renewable resources | A resource of economic value that cannot be readily replaced by natural means on a level equal to its consumption. |
Green Energy Resources | Green energy comes from natural sources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, plants, algae and geothermal heat. These energy resources are renewable, meaning they're naturally replenished. |
Energy Resources | Renewable (sun, sea, wind) or non-renewable (coal mine, gas well, oil well) resource used for obtaining an energy source. |
Climate Change | a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuel |
Global Warming | when humans drive cars and emit pollution co2 |