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Earth Sci Ch 18 voc
8th Grade Ch 18 voc
Question | Answer |
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Nonrenewable Resource | resources that are used faster than they can be replaced by natural processes |
Renewable Resource | resources that can be replaced by natural processes in a relatively short time |
Nuclear Energy | energy released from atomic reactions |
Reclamation | a process in which mine land must be recovered with soil and replanted with vegetation |
Solar Energy | energy from the Sun |
Wind Farm | a group of wind turbines the produce energy |
Hydroelectric Energy | electricity produced by flowing water |
Geothermal Energy | thermal energy from the Earth's interior |
Biomass Energy | energy produced by burning organic matter, such as wood, food scraps, and alcohol |
Ore | deposits of minerals that are large enough to be mined for profit |
Deforestation | the cutting of large areas for human activities |
Photochemical smog | a brownish haze produced when nitrogen compounds and other pollutants in the air react in the presence of sunlight |
Acid Precipitation | precipitation that has a ph less than 5.6 |