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