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Natural Resources

Conservation of Natural Resources 1a-d

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Acid Rain Rain that is more acidic than normal caused by pollutants in the air (such as burning fossil fuels)
Alternative Resources Energy that comes from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment and are used in place of fossil fuels.
Biomass A renewable resource made from things that were once alive.
Deforestation Cut down and remove every tree from an area.
Climate Change The shift in word wide weather associated with an increase in global average temperatures.
Coal A fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material.
Conservation Preservation, protection or restoration of the natural environment, natural ecosystems, vegetation, and wild life.
Conserve To save or reduce the use of something.
Contour Plowing Plowing along the contours of the land in order to minimize soil erosion.
Crop rotation The action or system of changing crops from year to year to maintain soil nutrients.
Fossil Fuel Emissions Greenhouse gases released by the burning of coal, natural gas and petroleum.
Fossil Fuels Nonrenewable energy rich substances formed from the remains of once living organisms.
Geothermal A renewable resource that comes from the heat inside the earth.
Global Warming A gradual increase in the temperature of earth's atmosphere.
Greenhouse Effect The trapping of the sun's warmth in a planets lower atmosphere.
Greenhouse Gases a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation. Major contributors are CO2 (carbon dioxide) and methane.
Hydroelectric Electricity produced by the kinetic energy of water moving over a waterfall or dam.
Natural Gas A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of Earth, often near petroleum deposits; used as fuel.
Natural Resource Any natural material that is used by humans, such as water, petroleum, minerals, forests, and animals.
Nonrenewable Resources that are being used up faster than they are made.
Nuclear The energy released by a fission or fusion reaction; the binding energy of the atomic nucleus.
Petroleum A liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds; used widely as a fuel source.
Pollution Harmful substances in the air, water and soil.
Recycling The process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap.
Renewable Resources that are constantly being supplied.
Tidal Energy Power produced by the surge of ocean waters during the rise and fall of tides.
Uramium A mineral that is mined and used for nuclear reaction.
Wind Power The use of a windmill to drive an electric generator.
A student is concerned about protecting the environment. What can the student do to conserve non-renewable resources? Ride a bike to school instead of riding in the car with a parent.
What is the difference between conservation and recycling? Conservation is to protect a resource, recycling is to reuse a resource to make a new product.
Is requiring an emissions test a good way for Gwinnett County to help improve air quality? Yes, all vehicles produce harmful greenhouse gases.
You can conserve water by doing which of the following? Repairing a leaky faucet.
What is a way of conserving soil? Restoring land after the surface mining of coal.
Scientists predict that rising sea levels from Global Warming may have an effect on the coastlines. What is the BEST argument to support this prediction? Burning fossil fuels is causing temperatures to increase which is melting glaciers and ice caps, resulting in erosion of land along the shoreline.
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