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8 Sci Resources
8th Grade Science Resources Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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CONSERVATION | CAREFUL USE OF RESOURCES WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. |
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY | HEAT ENERGY FROM EARTH WHICH CAN BE USED TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY. |
FOSSIL FUELS | NONRENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES THAT BEGAN TO FORM MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO FROM THE REMAINS OF ONCE-LIVING PLANTS AND ANIMALS; COAL, OIL, AND NATURAL GAS. |
HYDROELECTRIC POWER | PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY BY WATER. |
NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES | CANNOT BE REPLACES BY NATURAL PROCESSES IN LESS THAN 100 YEARS. |
NUCLEAR ENERGY | ENERGY PRODUCED BY SPLITTING OF THE NUCLEI OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS. |
RENEWABLE RESOURCES | CAN BE RECYCLED OR REPLACED BY NATURAL PROCESSES IN LESS THAN 100 YEARS. |
ORE | MINERAL RESOURCES THAT CAN BE MINED AT A PROFIT |
SOLAR ENERGY | ENERGY FROM THE SUN THAT IS NONPOLLUTING, RENEWABLE, AND ABUNDANT BUT IS AVAILABLE ONLY THEN THE SUN IS SHINING. |
WIND ENERGY | SOLAR ENERGY SOURCE USING THE WIND, IS NONPOLLUTING AND RENEWABLE. |
DEFORESTATION | THE DESTROYING AND CUTTING DOWN OF TREES. |
GLOBAL WARMING | THE INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE GLOBAL TEMPERATURE DUE TO AN INCREASE IN GREENHOUSE GASES. |
GREENHOUSE EFFECT | PROCESS IN WHICH THE ATMOSPHERE ABSORBS AND TRAPS THERMAL ENERGY |
BIOMASS | MATERIAL FROM PLANTS OR ANIMALS USED AS AN ENERGY SOURCE. |
ENERGY RESOURCES | NATURAL RESOURCES THAT HUMANS USE TO GENERATE ENERGY. |