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chapter 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nonrenewable resources | are resources that are used faster then they can be replaced by natural processes |
| Renewable resources | are resources that can be replaced by natural processes in a really shot amount of time |
| nuclear energy | energy that is released from atoms |
| Reclamation | is a process in which mined land must be replaced with soil and replaced with vegetation |
| solar energy | is energy from the sun |
| Hydroelectric | electricity produced by flowing water |
| wind farm | a group of wind turbines that produce electricity |
| Geothermal energy | thermal energy from earth's interior |
| Biomass energy | is energy produced by burning organic matter,such as wood,food scraps,and alcohol. |
| Ores | are deposits of minerals are large enough to be mined for profit |
| Deforestation | is the cutting of large areas of forests for human activities |
| Photochemical smog | Is a brownish haze produced when nitrogen of sunlight |
| Acid precipitation | Is precipitation that has a pH less then 5.6 |