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RHS ES topic 1
Vocabulary associated with Human interactions with environment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Resource that is used at a rate that allows for more to be created and replenished | Renewable Natural Resource |
| Resource that is not able to be replaced in a time frame that allows it to be reused | Nonrenewable natural resource |
| Energy Resource that comes from decayed living organisms | Fossil Fuel |
| Process of mining where the top layers of the Earth are removed to make resource available | Strip mining |
| Energy Source with risk of spills from tankers and drilling rigs | Petroleum (crude oil) |
| Energy Source that is acquired by the process of Hydraulic Fracturing | Natural Gas |
| Fossil Fuel that is both most abundant and dirtiest energy source | Coal |
| Energy Source which produced radiation leaks in Chernobyl, Russia and Fukashima, Japan | Nuclear Fission |