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Chapter 18
Vocab Words
Term | Definition |
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Nonrenewable resource | Are resources that are used faster than they can be replaced by natural processes |
Renewable resource | Are resources that can be replaced by natural processes in a relatively short amount of time |
Nuclear energy | Energy released from atomic reactions |
Reclamation | A process in which mined land must be recovered with soil and replanted with vegetation |
Solar energy | Energy from the sun |
Wind farm | A group of wind turbines that produce electricity |
Hydroelectric power | Electricity produced by flowing water |
Geothermal energy | Thermal energy from earth's interior |
Biomass energy | Energy produced by burning organic matter, such as wood, food scraps, and alcohol |
Ore | Are deposits of minerals that are large enough to be mined for a profit |
Deforestation | The cutting of large areas of forests for human resources |
Photochemical smog | A brownish haze produced when nitrogen compounds and other pollutants in the air react in the presence of sunlight |
Acid precipitation | Is precipitation that has a PH less than 5.6 |