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5C ch 2 Vocabulary
5C2 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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natural resource | any of the useful minerals and other materials that people take from the Earth |
nonrenewable resources | a resource that cannot be readily replaced once it is used |
renewable resource | a resource that is replaced as it is used |
reusable resource | a natural resource that is renewed by natural cycles and can be used more than once |
anthracite | a hard, black rock; the fourth stage of coal formation |
bitumen | a fairly hard, dark brown or black rock; the third stage of coal formation |
lignite | a soft, brown rock; the second stage of coal formation |
natural gas | a gas, methane, usually found with petroleum |
peat | a soft, brown material made up of partly decayed plants; first stage of coal formation |
recycling | the process of taking a resource from a product and making it into a new product |
fossil fuel | a fuel formed from the remains of once-living organisms |