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GT EnviSci Quiz 1
Vocabulary for Quarter 3 Quiz 1
Term | Definition |
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Mass Movement | The process of rock, snow, soil, or other material moving downhill |
Angle of Repose | The steepest angle, or slope, at which loose material no longer moves downhill |
Chemical weathering | when rock is broken down by chemical means |
Mechanical weathering | when rock is broken down by physical means |
Renewable resources | resources that are replaced as quickly as people use them |
Nonrenewable resources | resources that are used much faster than they can be replaced |
Natural resource | Materials from the earth that are used by people |
Fossil fuel | nonrenewable resources from the remains of ancient living things |
Advantage of Nonrenewable resources | they are easy to transport |
Advantage of Renewable resources | they pollute very little or not at all |
Disadvantage of Nonrenewable resources | they add greenhouse gases into the atmosphere |