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Natural Resources
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biomass | Plant and animal materials, they're burned for fuel. |
| Solar Cells | Material that converts light directly into electricity. |
| Fossil Fuels | Energy from living things; old stuff that burns. |
| Hydroelectric | Water filling to a dam, is used to make electricity. |
| Geothermal | Energy from a shallow magnum source |
| Generators | A device that uses magnets and wire to create energy. |
| Windmills | Uses wind to make energy. |
| Nuclear Reactors | The fusion of uranium atoms to make as an energy source. |
| Inexhaustible Energy | Energy source that is used and can be reused. |
| Non-renewable Energy/Resource | Energy that can't be used. |
| Turbine | Has a wheel on a shaft connected to a generator. |
| Energy Efficiency | 85% of energy from fuel is lost from heat. |
| List 2 types of non-renewable resources | Coal Oil |
| List 3 renewable energy resources | Animals Soil Crops |
| List 3 inexhaustible energy resources | Sunlight Air Water |
| List 3 effects of air pollution | Gas Acid Rain Smoke |
| What are benefits of building a dam? Think about lab rotations | No pollution, water cycle keep renewing the water source. |
| What percent of the world's energy sources are fossil fuels? | 80% over |
| Fossil fuels come from? | Once living things |
| What are sources of pollution? | Landfills, cars, wildfires, oil spills, factories |
| How does recycling conserve natural resources? | You're reusing old stuff. |
| The burning of fossil fuels produces | Carbon dioxide, sulfur, nitrogen compound |
| What is passive solar energy? | It is when you are using sunlight to heat. |
| What is global warming and why is it a serious problem? | Fossil fuels produce green house gas such as carbon dioxide that trap heat form the sun and contributes to global warming, can result in climate change, severe weather, melting ice caps and rising levels. |
| What can you do to be a good steward of Earth? List at least 3 activities | Recycle, turning off lights, turning off cars. |
| How do humans impact the environment around them? Give at least 3 examples | Pollute the environment with man made produces plastic and chemicals, we destroy the ecosystems by strip mining the ground. |
| Describe how pollution affects water resources | And or the air we breath such a asma,cancer, lung problems, autism |
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