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Natural resources. Quiz on 5-3-2013 at DDMS 8th grade
Term | Definition |
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Conservation | Careful use of resources to reduce damage to the environment through such methods as composting and recycling materials. |
Depletion | To decrease seriously or to exhaust the abundance of supply. |
Nonrenewable | Natural resources, such as fossil fuels, that cannot be replaced by natural processes as quickly as it is used. |
Renewable | Natural resources, such as water, sunlight, and crops that are constantly being recycled or replaced by nature. |
Consequences | The effects, results, or outcome of something occurring earlier. |
Energy Transformation | The transformation of energy from forms provided by nature to forms that can be used by humans. |
Solar Energy | The energy received by the Earth from the sun. This energy is in the form of solar radiation, which makes the production of solar electricity possible. |
Geothermal Energy | Thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth. |
Chemical Energy | A form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms. |
Potential Energy | Energy that is stored and available to be used later. |
Kinetic Energy | The form of energy that an object has when it is moving. |
Thermal Energy | Total energy of all the particles of an object. |